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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Fri 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
5
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
W
5
WSW
0
NW
0
WNW
5
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
N
 cm 
7
4
4
6
1
1
3
 mm 
max°C
-18
-20
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-13
-16
-16
-15
-10
-10
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
min°C
-19
-20
-19
-13
-11
-12
-12
-15
-16
-16
-16
-14
-12
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
chill°C 
-26
-28
-28
-21
-18
-12
-12
-15
-16
-16
-22
-20
-17
-20
-20
-19
-19
-14
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-36-34-31-30-29-27-27-31-32-31-31-31-33-34-33-32-32-30-30-28-25-23-23-22-23-25-26-25-24-24-27-27-26-25-25-23-23-21-18-17-18-16-18-20-20-20-18-18-20-20-19-19-18-19-20-16-13-11-12-12-14-16-16-16-12-11-14-14-14-14-14-13-15-10-6-5-6-6-8-11-10-11-6-5-8-8-8-8-8
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rutford at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Rutford. 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
1268 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
High: scattered
SHIP2924
1402 km NE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
ASCATC257E66S
1517 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATC254E66S
1541 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATC256E66S
1546 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 199).
- km
SHIP4398
1417 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4379
1417 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
SHIP7763
1417 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6656
1417 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
SHIP6499
1428 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C

* 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.