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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -29°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu night, gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4700
2450
2450
2500
2450
km/h
25
WNW
40
W
50
W
60
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
55
NW
50
WNW
40
WNW
40
NNW
40
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
—
1
3
—
2
—
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1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-25
-24
-24
-25
-26
-24
-28
-27
-26
-25
-23
-22
-22
-23
-24
min °C
-25
-25
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-29
-28
-28
-26
-24
-22
-23
-23
-24
 chill °C
-38
-40
-41
-44
-43
-42
-43
-49
-46
-43
-42
-40
-35
-34
-34
-35
Freezing level m
0
300
50
150
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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10:59
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10:51
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10:42
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10:32
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10:23
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Sunset
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1:59
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2:07
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2:15
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2:23
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2:32
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -29°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu night, gales from the W by Fri night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 4000 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
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
hy2b258E69S
1205 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATB259E69S
1211 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB257E69S
1213 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB258E69S
1222 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATB259E68S
1227 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB266E68S
1233 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 347).
- km
hy2b257E69S
1233 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB261E68S
1238 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB258E68S
1239 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 358).
- 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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