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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -38°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3600
km/h
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
35
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-24
-26
-29
-30
-30
-23
-25
-31
-32
-36
-36
-37
-37
-36
-29
-28
-33
-35
min °C
-25
-28
-30
-30
-30
-30
-27
-31
-34
-37
-37
-38
-37
-37
-34
-31
-34
-37
 chill °C
-32
-28
-36
-40
-41
-42
-41
-43
-48
-51
-50
-51
-52
-53
-49
-42
-47
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-38-40-41-41-37-37-43-45-48-48-48-46-46-43-42-45-47-31-33-35-36-36-32-32-37-39-43-43-43-42-41-38-36-40-42-25-27-30-30-30-27-26-31-33-37-37-38-37-37-32-30-34-36-20-22-25-26-25-22-20-25-27-31-32-33-33-32-26-24-28-31-15-17-20-21-21-17-14-20-22-27-28-29-29-29-22-20-24-26-9-11-13-15-15-11-8-13-16-20-22-22-22-22-15-13-18-20
Sunrise
11:34
11:25
11:17
11:08
11:00
10:52
Sunset
11:32
11:38
11:45
11:53
12:00
12:08

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -38°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
hy2c262E67S
1340 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c259E67S
1347 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c261E67S
1356 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c258E67S
1368 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c263E67S
1373 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c260E67S
1374 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c264E67S
1380 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c257E67S
1391 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c254E67S
1401 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c265E66S
1401 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 282).
- 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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