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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
1
6
6
10
2
max °C
-26
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-23
-19
-15
-10
-7
-6
-7
-11
min °C
-27
-27
-28
-27
-27
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-17
-13
-9
-7
-9
-17
-33
-34
-36
-37
-37
-35
-33
-33
-34
-35
-35
-35
-30
-25
-19
-16
-17
-27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
650
2000
1350
600
Cloud base (m)
2400
2300
2300
2300
2300
2450
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:06
10:15
10:25
10:35
10:45
10:52
Sunset
3:41
3:30
3:21
3:11
3:02
2:52

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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 Thu morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat 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
-7° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1323 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-54° C
light snow
Diamond dust.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: scattered
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-54° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
ASCATC331E75S
1470 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC332E75S
1490 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB332E75S
1495 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB333E75S
1504 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC333E75S
1510 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC331E74S
1549 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 277).
- 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.