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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed night, min -40°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat night, min -43°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
55
SSW
55
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
40
SSW
55
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-38
-34
-33
-35
-37
-38
-40
-40
-37
-38
-36
-33
-34
-34
-35
-37
-37
-38
min °C
-39
-37
-35
-36
-37
-39
-40
-40
-39
-38
-38
-35
-34
-34
-36
-38
-37
-43
 chill °C
-62
-59
-49
-50
-49
-47
-52
-53
-54
-55
-58
-57
-51
-46
-46
-54
-53
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-40-38-41-42-44-44-45-43-43-43-40-40-40-42-44-43-46-39-36-34-36-37-39-40-40-38-38-37-34-34-34-36-38-37-41-34-31-30-31-32-34-35-35-33-32-31-27-27-27-29-30-30-35-30-27-24-26-27-29-31-31-29-28-26-21-22-21-22-25-25-30-26-23-18-20-21-24-26-27-25-24-22-16-17-16-17-20-21-25-20-17-12-13-15-17-20-20-18-17-15-10-11-10-10-13-14-18
Sunrise
12:22
12:14
11:58
11:50
11:42
11:34
Sunset
10:55
11:02
11:08
11:17
11:23
11:32

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed night, min -40°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat night, min -43°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun 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
1342 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
ASCATC248E68S
1472 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC248E67S
1493 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC247E68S
1495 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC247E67S
1505 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATC246E67S
1530 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC244E68S
1547 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATB246E67S
1551 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC244E67S
1557 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATC243E68S
1558 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 3).
- 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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