Vinson Massif weather
– Lat/Long: 78.58° S 85.42° W

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun night, min -39°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
9300
km/h
10
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
W
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-30
-29
-24
-26
-29
-30
-35
-37
-38
-39
-37
-33
-32
-32
-34
-37
-38
-30
min °C
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-33
-36
-37
-39
-39
-38
-37
-32
-32
-36
-37
-38
-38
 chill °C
-40
-42
-44
-43
-44
-42
-46
-49
-53
-53
-52
-52
-43
-43
-49
-47
-46
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-36-40-43-45-47-48-49-48-47-45-44-44-46-48-48-46-36-36-32-34-37-38-42-43-44-43-43-41-38-39-41-43-43-41-30-30-27-28-30-32-36-37-39-39-38-35-32-32-35-37-38-34-25-25-22-22-23-26-30-32-34-34-34-31-27-27-30-32-33-29-21-21-17-16-17-20-25-27-29-31-30-27-24-24-25-27-27-23-15-14-11-10-11-14-18-21-23-24-24-20-17-17-18-20-21-17
Sunrise
11:25
11:17
11:08
11:00
10:52
11:45
Sunset
11:38
11:45
11:53
12:00
12:08
12:15

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun night, min -39°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 3000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Vinson Massif. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Antarctica.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
hy2c261E67S
1334 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 270).
- km
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c260E67S
1349 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c255E68S
1368 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c258E67S
1376 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c254E68S
1385 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c253E68S
1388 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c256E67S
1392 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c251E68S
1404 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c253E67S
1404 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 255).
- km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.

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