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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun afternoon, min -41°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, severe gales from the SSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -45°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Tue night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
2450
4650
km/h
15
WSW
25
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
60
SW
80
SSW
75
SW
70
SW
90
SW
105
SW
75
WSW
100
WSW
70
WSW
30
S
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Snowflake cm
8
1
2
1
4
3
 mm
max °C
-39
-40
-38
-37
-38
-38
-39
-36
-31
-31
-32
-34
-33
-33
-35
-39
min °C
-41
-40
-39
-38
-39
-38
-40
-37
-33
-32
-33
-34
-33
-34
-37
-41
 chill °C
-54
-57
-53
-54
-58
-59
-63
-62
-56
-56
-58
-60
-57
-60
-54
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-39-38-39-38-40-37-32-32-33-34-33-34-36-40-35-35-33-32-33-32-33-30-26-25-27-28-28-27-30-34-29-29-27-26-26-24-25-23-19-19-21-22-22-21-22-27-25-25-23-22-22-20-19-17-14-13-15-17-16-14-16-22-20-21-19-18-18-15-14-13-9-8-9-11-11-8-10-18-14-14-13-11-12-9-7-6-3-1-3-4-5-2-4-11
Sunrise
1:02
12:55
12:46
12:38
12:30
Sunset
10:17
10:23
10:32
10:40
10:47

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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun afternoon, min -41°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, severe gales from the SSW by Sun morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -45°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Tue 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
ASCATC257E67S
1377 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB256E67S
1377 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC256E67S
1380 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATC255E67S
1390 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB257E67S
1393 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATC260E67S
1394 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
1396 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the N
(12 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATC258E67S
1410 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NE
(12 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATC259E67S
1410 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATC254E67S
1413 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 19).
- 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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