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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
km/h
15
W
25
W
10
W
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
5
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-21
-21
-21
-22
-23
-22
-22
-23
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-25
-26
-27
-25
min °C
-23
-21
-22
-22
-24
-25
-22
-22
-24
-24
-25
-27
-27
-26
-27
-27
-27
-27
 chill °C
-33
-32
-32
-32
-36
-36
-30
-30
-36
-37
-38
-36
-34
-36
-34
-33
-33
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-32-33-34-35-37-35-34-32-33-35-36-38-39-38-38-38-38-29-27-27-28-30-31-29-28-28-29-30-32-33-33-33-33-33-32-23-21-22-22-23-24-22-22-24-24-25-27-27-26-26-27-27-26-18-17-16-16-19-19-17-18-20-21-22-22-21-22-21-21-22-21-14-14-11-11-15-14-13-14-15-17-18-17-15-18-16-15-18-16-7-7-4-5-9-8-7-7-9-10-11-11-9-11-10-9-12-10
Sunrise
8:34
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—
8:19
—
—
8:01
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—
7:42
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—
7:14
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
4:16
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:47
—
—
5:07
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—
5:35
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12:00
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Mon 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
hy2c268E70S
986 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 342).
- km
hy2c269E70S
998 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 342).
- km
hy2c265E70S
998 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 8).
- km
hy2c263E70S
1002 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 20).
- km
hy2c270E70S
1007 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 338).
- km
hy2c272E70S
1014 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 322).
- km
hy2c264E70S
1021 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 15).
- km
hy2c267E70S
1027 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 348).
- km
hy2c261E70S
1030 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 22).
- km
hy2c270E69S
1032 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 342).
- 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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