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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4600
2500
2450
7800
km/h
5
NNE
5
SW
15
W
40
SW
30
W
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
40
N
45
NNE
45
NNE
15
NNW
10
N
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-32
-27
-24
-23
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-23
-25
-26
-27
-27
-27
-28
-29
min °C
-33
-32
-31
-25
-23
-22
-21
-21
-22
-22
-24
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-29
 chill °C
-40
-32
-41
-41
-37
-34
-32
-31
-34
-37
-40
-40
-37
-36
-34
-39
-41
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
50
500
850
400
450
200
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-37-35-30-28-27-26-27-27-28-29-32-34-34-33-33-34-34-33-32-29-25-23-22-21-21-22-22-24-26-27-27-27-27-28-29-27-26-23-20-18-15-15-15-16-17-18-20-19-19-20-21-22-23-21-21-18-14-12-10-8-10-10-12-13-13-12-14-14-15-16-17-15-16-12-8-6-3-2-5-4-6-9-7-6-9-8-9-10-11-9-10-6-2035231-2-11-2-1-2-4-4
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, calm 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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
1270 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: few
SHIP9652
1799 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7098
1806 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP1837
1806 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
SHIP2051
1806 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
SHIP2798
1806 km NE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
1°C
SHIP5443
1806 km NE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
1°C
SHIP1699
1806 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
SHIP8474
1806 km NE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
1°C
SHIP10114
1806 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- 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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