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 -33°C on Mon morning, min -38°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, stormy winds 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
60
N
70
NNE
50
NE
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
25
W
20
W
20
NNW
30
WNW
5
NNW
15
SW
20
W
25
W
90
SW
70
SW
50
WSW
25
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
-33
-34
-36
-38
-38
-37
-37
-37
-35
-35
-36
-36
-36
-37
-34
-30
-28
-27
min °C
-34
-35
-38
-38
-38
-38
-37
-37
-37
-36
-37
-37
-37
-38
-37
-32
-29
-28
 chill °C
-56
-59
-56
-52
-50
-50
-53
-52
-52
-48
-37
-47
-54
-57
-60
-54
-48
-42
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 -33°C on Mon morning, min -38°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Vinson Massif at the specific elevation of 4897 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
ASCATC266E71S
876 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC268E71S
881 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATC265E71S
890 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATC267E71S
891 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATC264E71S
895 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATC263E71S
916 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC268E70S
928 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATC267E70S
938 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATC266E70S
939 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC262E71S
949 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 335).
- 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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