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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -29°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3950
5350
5250
3100
4800
4000
km/h
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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1
2
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-26
-27
-26
-26
-27
-25
-25
-28
-27
-25
-23
-18
-19
-19
-19
min °C
-28
-27
-27
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-29
-29
-26
-25
-22
-19
-20
-20
 chill °C
-41
-36
-34
-34
-32
-32
-33
-38
-41
-42
-39
-38
-34
-31
-32
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-39-40-40-40-40-40-40-41-40-38-37-34-31-33-34-34-33-34-34-34-34-33-34-35-34-32-31-27-25-27-28-27-27-27-27-27-27-26-26-29-28-26-24-20-19-20-20-22-21-22-22-21-22-21-20-24-23-20-19-15-14-15-15-16-16-18-17-16-18-17-15-19-18-14-15-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-10-12-10-9-13-11-8-8-3-3-5-4
Sunrise
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9:54
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9:45
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9:34
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9:23
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9:12
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Sunset
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2:59
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3:08
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3:18
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3:29
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3:40
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -29°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
hy2b259E69S
1178 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 100).
- km
hy2b257E69S
1184 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
- km
hy2b258E69S
1212 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 102).
- km
hy2b256E69S
1221 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SE
(38 kph at 125).
- km
hy2b252E69S
1232 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SE
(25 kph at 132).
- km
hy2b255E69S
1237 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 130).
- km
hy2b259E68S
1240 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 62).
- km
hy2b265E68S
1244 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 352).
- km
hy2b266E68S
1248 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 350).
- km
hy2b257E68S
1250 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ESE
(29 kph at 105).
- 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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