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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon morning, min -33°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4650
km/h
45
N
50
NNE
35
NE
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
NNW
20
NW
5
NNW
10
SW
15
W
20
W
60
SW
50
SW
35
WSW
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
4
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-30
-31
-32
-32
-31
-31
-31
-30
-31
-31
-30
-30
-31
-29
-25
-23
-21
min °C
-29
-30
-33
-32
-32
-32
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
-32
-31
-31
-31
-26
-24
-22
 chill °C
-47
-49
-50
-43
-42
-42
-43
-42
-42
-44
-32
-41
-45
-45
-49
-43
-38
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-37-38-38-38-37-37-36-36-37-37-37-38-36-31-29-28-29-30-32-32-32-32-31-31-31-31-32-31-31-31-30-26-24-22-24-25-27-26-25-25-24-24-25-26-26-24-24-25-24-20-18-16-20-21-22-20-21-20-19-19-19-21-21-18-17-19-19-15-13-11-16-17-17-15-18-16-14-15-15-16-16-12-11-14-13-10-9-6-10-11-10-9-12-9-8-9-8-9-9-6-5-7-6-3-21
Sunrise
7:42
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7:14
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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
—
5:07
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5:35
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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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon morning, min -33°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri 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
hy2c264E71S
915 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 335).
- km
hy2c263E71S
941 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 330).
- km
hy2c262E71S
945 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 330).
- km
hy2c263E70S
972 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 315).
- km
hy2c262E70S
986 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c260E70S
990 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 325).
- km
hy2c261E70S
999 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c259E71S
1012 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c259E70S
1013 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c256E71S
1027 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 310).
- 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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