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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sun night, min -38°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri afternoon, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
45
N
25
NW
40
NW
50
NNW
60
N
70
NNE
55
NNE
20
WNW
20
WNW
35
WSW
25
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
W
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
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—
1
1
3
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-34
-33
-32
-33
-34
-36
-37
-38
-35
-35
-36
-34
-36
-37
-36
min °C
-36
-35
-34
-33
-34
-36
-37
-37
-38
-37
-35
-36
-37
-37
-37
-37
 chill °C
-56
-50
-52
-53
-56
-60
-60
-52
-53
-55
-50
-51
-53
-50
-47
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-35-34-33-34-35-37-37-38-36-35-36-36-37-37-37-30-29-28-29-29-31-32-31-32-30-29-30-30-31-32-30-23-23-23-25-25-26-26-25-25-24-23-24-24-26-26-23-18-18-19-21-21-22-21-20-20-19-17-18-19-20-21-17-13-13-16-16-17-18-16-14-16-14-12-13-14-15-16-12-7-7-9-9-10-11-10-8-10-8-6-7-7-9-9-5
Sunrise
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8:01
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7:42
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7:14
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
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4:47
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5:07
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5:35
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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 -32°C on Sun night, min -38°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri afternoon, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

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
ASCATB272E70S
963 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATB273E70S
982 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB274E70S
983 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB275E70S
984 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC276E70S
986 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB276E70S
988 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATC277E70S
988 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC275E70S
989 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB277E70S
1007 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATC278E70S
1008 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 329).
- 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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