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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
2600
km/h
30
W
35
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
35
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
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1
1
2
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-16
-16
-18
-18
-18
-21
-20
-19
-17
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-17
-19
-20
min °C
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-21
-20
-21
-17
-15
-15
-15
-16
-17
-18
-20
-21
 chill °C
-28
-29
-32
-32
-31
-31
-35
-31
-28
-26
-26
-24
-24
-24
-24
-27
-30
-31
Freezing level m
300
100
150
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
200
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-31-31-32-32-31-35-33-33-30-29-28-29-31-31-31-34-35-25-24-24-26-26-25-29-27-27-24-22-22-22-24-24-25-27-29-17-17-17-19-19-19-21-20-20-17-15-15-15-16-17-18-20-21-11-11-12-13-14-13-16-16-15-13-11-10-11-12-12-13-15-15-6-6-6-7-10-8-11-12-10-9-7-6-6-8-9-8-11-102211-3-1-5-6-3-3010-2-2-2-4-4
Sunrise
10:59
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10:51
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10:42
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10:32
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10:23
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10:14
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Sunset
1:59
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2:07
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2:15
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—
2:23
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2:32
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2:41
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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 -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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
ASCATC256E69S
1236 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATC255E69S
1241 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATC254E69S
1252 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATB253E69S
1265 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATB252E69S
1266 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC256E68S
1269 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATC255E68S
1273 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATC252E69S
1280 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATC253E69S
1282 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATB250E69S
1290 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 13).
- 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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