– Lat/Long: 78.58° S 85.42° W
Vinson Massif Weather Forecast
Ellsworth Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 6 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue morning, min -33°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  | | |  | | | | | |  |  | | |  | | | | |
some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | |
Cloud base (m) | 3650 | 2500 | 5000 | 3850 | ||||||||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -24 | -25 | -24 | -29 | -25 | -22 | -22 | -25 | -23 | -22 | -23 | -24 | -29 | -32 | -32 | -33 | -32 | -31 |
min °C | -25 | -25 | -28 | -30 | -26 | -25 | -24 | -27 | -24 | -23 | -24 | -28 | -31 | -33 | -33 | -33 | -33 | -32 |
chill °C | -42 | -40 | -45 | -50 | -44 | -42 | -38 | -42 | -39 | -38 | -39 | -40 | -38 | -43 | -44 | -48 | -48 | -49 |
Freezing level m | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 10:51 | — | — | 10:42 | — | — | 10:32 | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — |
 | 2:07 | — | — | 2:15 | — | — | 2:23 | — | — | 2:32 | — | — | 2:41 | — | — | 2:49 | — | — |
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon morning).
Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue morning, min -33°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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ASCATC236E69S | |||||
ASCATC235E69S | |||||
ASCATC236E68S | |||||
ASCATC234E69S | |||||
ASCATC235E68S | |||||
ASCATC234E68S | |||||
ASCATC233E68S | |||||
ASCATC236E67S | |||||
ASCATC232E68S |
* 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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