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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed afternoon, min -30°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
30
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
ENE
40
ENE
25
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
2
2
2
max °C
-31
-30
-30
-29
-29
-28
-26
-25
-25
-26
-26
-27
-29
-29
-28
-26
-25
-25
min °C
-31
-31
-30
-30
-29
-29
-27
-25
-26
-26
-26
-28
-29
-29
-30
-27
-26
-25
-43
-42
-41
-38
-36
-37
-41
-37
-36
-38
-38
-41
-46
-44
-38
-38
-37
-35
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5200
5300
4650
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-36-36-35-35-35-34-32-32-31-31-32-33-34-35-33-32-32-31-31-30-30-29-29-27-25-26-26-26-28-29-29-29-27-26-25-26-25-25-24-24-23-21-19-20-22-23-25-25-25-24-22-21-20-23-23-21-22-22-21-18-17-17-20-21-22-22-21-22-21-20-18-18-19-16-17-17-15-13-11-11-15-16-17-17-16-16-16-15-13
Sunrise
1:15
1:23
1:31
1:38
1:46
1:54
Sunset
12:14
12:06
11:56
11:48
11:41
11:33

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed afternoon, min -30°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rutford at the specific elevation of 3500 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseBelgranoII
1121 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (41 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: overcast
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Low: few
ASCATB336E72S
1830 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC336E72S
1838 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC337E72S
1850 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 2).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
ASCATB337E72S
1859 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATC334E71S
1875 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB334E71S
1878 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
- 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.