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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
W
20
W
10
W
10
NNW
25
NNE
15
N
15
WNW
10
NW
25
N
25
NNE
30
NE
25
ENE
10
NE
0
NNW
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
5
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-26
-24
-22
-21
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
-21
-22
-22
-22
-25
-27
-27
-26
min °C
-28
-27
-25
-24
-21
-21
-21
-22
-24
-22
-22
-22
-22
-23
-27
-27
-27
-27
 chill °C
-40
-35
-34
-34
-32
-30
-30
-33
-35
-31
-29
-34
-35
-36
-39
-36
-27
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-37-34-32-32-32-33-36-35-33-32-32-32-35-37-38-39-33-33-31-29-27-27-27-28-30-29-27-27-27-28-31-33-33-33-28-27-25-23-21-21-21-22-23-22-22-22-22-23-26-27-27-27-23-23-19-18-18-16-15-18-18-17-17-18-18-20-22-22-22-21-19-19-15-14-15-11-11-14-14-13-13-14-15-16-17-17-17-16-12-13-8-8-8-5-4-7-7-7-7-7-8-10-11-10-11-10
Sunrise
8:47
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—
8:34
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:01
—
—
7:42
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—
7:14
—
—
Sunset
—
4:04
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:47
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:35
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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 -20°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

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
ASCATB271E70S
1010 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB272E70S
1012 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB273E70S
1014 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB270E70S
1022 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB274E69S
1120 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB272E69S
1122 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB276E69S
1122 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB275E69S
1124 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB277E69S
1125 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB273E69S
1126 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 275).
- 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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