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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 05 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
2
12
4
11
1
1
max °C
-26
-25
-25
-24
-21
-15
-11
-8
-6
-7
-12
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
min °C
-26
-26
-25
-24
-23
-19
-13
-9
-7
-9
-14
-18
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-17
-33
-33
-33
-38
-38
-33
-25
-20
-18
-18
-25
-30
-29
-26
-26
-26
-28
-29
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
650
1400
1200
600
50
200
0
0
500
350
250
Cloud base (m)
4250
4450
2300
2300
2300
2500
3100
4700
4700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:25
10:35
10:45
10:52
11:01
11:10
Sunset
3:21
3:11
3:02
2:52
2:44
2:34

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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
1116 km ESE
256m alt.
55 minutes ago
-21° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: few
1268 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-54° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: few
1268 km S
2835m alt.
55 minutes ago
-54° C
light snow
Diamond dust.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
55 minutes ago
4° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP6219
1587 km NE
3m alt.
55 minutes ago
-1° C
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 0).
SHIP8318
1594 km NE
3m alt.
55 minutes ago
-1° C
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 0).
SHIP6666
1594 km NE
15m alt.
55 minutes ago
-1° C
29
Moderate winds from the N
(29 kph at 0).
- km
SHIP171
1688 km NE
-m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
SHIP725
1688 km NE
-m alt.
55 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
SHIP16
1688 km NE
-m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).

* 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.