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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4950
3450
km/h
0
S
5
W
10
SW
20
SW
15
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
10
NW
15
W
25
W
20
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
1
—
—
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-27
-24
-23
-23
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-26
-26
-27
-29
-21
-21
-18
-17
min °C
-27
-28
-27
-23
-24
-26
-25
-26
-27
-27
-26
-27
-28
-29
-27
-22
-18
-18
 chill °C
-27
-35
-34
-34
-35
-37
-38
-34
-36
-38
-39
-40
-37
-40
-41
-33
-29
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-37-35-36-38-35-33-32-35-36-38-38-39-33-32-31-30-32-33-32-29-30-32-30-29-30-31-31-33-33-34-29-27-25-24-27-28-26-23-24-26-25-26-27-27-26-27-28-29-24-22-18-18-22-23-21-18-19-21-21-21-23-22-22-21-22-25-20-17-13-11-17-19-15-13-14-15-15-17-17-17-18-17-17-22-15-12-9-6-10-12-9-7-8-9-9-10-11-11-11-10-10-15-9-5-21
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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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 -23°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh 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
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB281E69S
1139 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB283E69S
1146 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB282E69S
1148 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB284E69S
1161 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC285E69S
1162 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB285E69S
1165 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB281E68S
1249 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB282E68S
1257 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB283E68S
1263 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 283).
- 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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