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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
km/h
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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1
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—
2
2
4
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—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-24
-23
-22
-17
-15
-14
-14
-18
-21
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-22
min °C
-31
-28
-23
-22
-21
-15
-14
-17
-20
-22
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
 chill °C
-46
-42
-30
-30
-31
-26
-23
-27
-31
-32
-35
-34
-32
-33
-32
-31
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-38-35-33-30-28-27-28-31-32-34-35-35-35-35-35-35-36-32-30-28-25-22-21-22-25-27-29-30-29-29-30-29-30-31-26-23-22-19-15-14-16-19-22-24-24-23-23-23-23-23-27-21-18-19-14-11-10-12-15-18-18-19-19-18-18-18-17-22-16-13-16-10-6-7-7-10-14-14-14-15-13-12-14-11-16-10-6-9-30-1-1-4-7-7-8-8-7-6-8-5
Sunrise
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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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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). 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
ASCATB274E71S
896 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB273E71S
896 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB275E71S
898 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB272E71S
905 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB271E71S
907 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB270E71S
913 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB268E71S
915 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB269E71S
918 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB267E71S
922 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB266E71S
931 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 338).
- 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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