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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
2450
km/h
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
2
3
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-24
-23
-20
-17
-16
-18
-21
-20
-22
-25
-33
-36
-36
-29
-30
-29
-28
min °C
-26
-24
-26
-22
-18
-18
-20
-21
-21
-24
-27
-36
-36
-36
-34
-30
-29
-28
 chill °C
-38
-36
-40
-35
-30
-31
-33
-34
-34
-39
-38
-51
-52
-53
-52
-41
-42
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-39-38-34-30-30-32-35-35-35-41-45-46-45-40-39-39-40-32-32-32-28-25-24-26-29-28-29-34-40-41-41-36-35-35-35-25-24-25-21-18-17-19-21-21-23-26-35-36-36-32-30-29-28-20-18-20-16-13-12-14-15-15-16-20-30-32-32-27-26-24-23-16-12-15-10-8-6-8-10-10-10-15-25-28-29-23-21-20-18-10-6-8-4-11-2-3-4-4-9-18-22-22-16-14-13-11
Sunrise
12:55
12:46
12:38
12:30
12:22
12:14
Sunset
10:23
10:32
10:40
10:47
10:55
11:02

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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 Sun night, min -26°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed 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
ASCATB274E65S
1562 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 161).
- km
ASCATB275E65S
1568 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSE
(34 kph at 158).
- km
ASCATB276E65S
1571 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 154).
- km
ASCATB277E65S
1571 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 153).
- km
ASCATB278E65S
1574 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 152).
- km
ASCATB275E64S
1678 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 166).
- km
ASCATB277E64S
1681 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB274E64S
1682 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 150).
- km
ASCATB276E64S
1683 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATB278E64S
1686 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
- 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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