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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
9850
5100
km/h
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
N
15
N
10
WNW
10
NW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
25
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
2
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-20
-27
-26
-24
-22
-20
-20
-20
-21
-23
-22
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
min °C
-20
-25
-28
-27
-25
-23
-21
-20
-21
-22
-24
-23
-22
-22
-24
-24
-28
 chill °C
-27
-36
-33
-33
-35
-33
-31
-28
-28
-32
-35
-31
-29
-33
-36
-36
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-36-36-36-35-32-31-32-34-37-35-33-32-32-33-36-27-28-33-32-31-29-27-26-27-29-31-29-28-27-28-29-31-20-23-28-27-25-23-21-20-21-22-24-23-22-22-24-24-26-15-19-23-22-19-18-18-15-15-18-19-18-18-18-20-21-22-12-15-18-18-14-14-15-11-10-13-14-13-15-14-15-18-17-5-9-12-11-8-7-8-4-3-7-7-7-8-7-9-11-11
Sunrise
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:01
—
—
7:42
—
—
Sunset
3:52
—
—
4:04
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:47
—
—
5:07
—

Loading...

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Tue morning). 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
ASCATC254E71S
1067 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the S
(29 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATC257E70S
1069 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATC253E71S
1086 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATB253E71S
1095 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATB252E71S
1097 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATB274E69S
1118 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB278E69S
1121 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATC277E69S
1122 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB277E69S
1123 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB275E69S
1123 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 9).
- 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.

Vinson Massif Photos