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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon night, min -24°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3400
3950
4500
km/h
25
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
7
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max °C
-20
-19
-18
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-18
-19
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
min °C
-22
-20
-18
-18
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
-21
-22
-22
-21
-21
-22
 chill °C
-34
-28
-22
-18
-23
-17
-17
-18
-24
-26
-26
-26
-26
-28
-27
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
350
0
50
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunset
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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 Fri night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon night, min -24°C on Thu afternoon). 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
hy2b270E71S
822 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 268).
- km
hy2b269E71S
831 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 270).
- km
hy2b268E71S
856 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 268).
- km
hy2b267E71S
871 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 270).
- km
hy2b270E70S
914 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 262).
- km
hy2b265E71S
916 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB264E71S
924 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 215).
- km
hy2b266E71S
928 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB265E71S
929 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 261).
- km
hy2b268E70S
934 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 262).
- 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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