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

Vinson Massif Weather Forecast

Ellsworth Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri afternoon, min -35°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4950
2450
2500
2500
2450
km/h
60
SW
25
WNW
45
W
60
W
85
W
70
W
55
W
55
W
60
WNW
75
W
85
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
40
NW
40
NNW
45
NNW
55
N
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
—
—
2
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—
—
2
1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-32
-32
-31
-31
-32
-32
-31
-34
-31
-30
-29
-28
-27
-28
-29
-31
min °C
-35
-32
-32
-32
-32
-33
-33
-32
-35
-32
-32
-29
-28
-28
-29
-30
-36
 chill °C
-57
-48
-51
-53
-55
-55
-54
-52
-57
-55
-56
-47
-47
-45
-48
-48
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
200
0
50
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
150
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-32-32-32-32-33-33-32-35-32-31-29-28-28-29-30-34-27-25-25-25-25-26-26-26-29-26-25-23-22-22-23-24-27-19-18-18-17-19-20-20-19-22-19-18-15-15-15-16-17-20-16-13-12-11-13-13-14-13-17-15-13-11-11-10-11-13-15-12-8-6-6-6-7-10-8-11-10-8-7-6-5-7-8-11-6-11111-3-2-5-4-10121-2-4
Sunrise
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10:59
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10:51
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10:42
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10:32
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10:23
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Sunset
1:51
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1:59
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2:07
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2:15
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2:23
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2:32
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Vinson Massif Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Vinson Massif is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri afternoon, min -35°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning).

Vinson Massif Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Wed 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
BaseBelgranoII
1124 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
hy2b257E69S
1235 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
- km
hy2b266E68S
1242 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 358).
- km
hy2b256E69S
1247 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 2).
- km
hy2b255E69S
1254 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 358).
- km
hy2b265E68S
1266 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 358).
- km
hy2b258E68S
1267 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 5).
- km
hy2b264E68S
1271 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
- km
hy2b254E69S
1274 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 358).
- km
hy2b266E67S
1277 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 352).
- 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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