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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sun 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
0
SSE
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
N
20
WNW
40
W
40
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
15
NW
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
 cm 
1.0
1.0
4
1.0
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-21
-21
-21
-23
-24
-25
-26
-26
-27
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-31
-31
-30
-28
-28
-30
-31
-27
-25
-25
-27
-25
-24
-23
-21
-21
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
min°C
-22
-21
-23
-24
-25
-26
-26
-27
-27
-28
-29
-29
-29
-30
-32
-31
-30
-30
-29
-31
-32
-29
-26
-29
-28
-26
-25
-24
-22
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
-28
chill°C 
-31
-27
-31
-30
-25
-26
-33
-27
-27
-33
-41
-42
-43
-44
-46
-48
-48
-47
-41
-42
-44
-45
-40
-41
-41
-42
-40
-38
-35
-35
-36
-36
-37
-32
-32
-37
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5000
6950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-27-29-31-32-33-33-34-34-34-34-34-35-36-35-35-34-35-37-36-32-29-31-33-30-29-29-29-28-30-31-31-32-33-35-22-21-22-24-25-26-26-27-27-28-29-29-29-30-32-31-30-29-29-31-32-28-26-27-28-26-25-24-22-22-24-25-25-25-26-27-18-17-17-18-19-20-20-20-21-22-23-24-23-25-27-26-26-25-23-24-26-24-22-23-23-21-21-19-16-16-19-19-20-19-19-20-16-15-14-14-14-15-16-17-17-19-20-20-20-22-23-23-23-21-19-20-23-22-20-21-19-18-18-17-15-15-18-19-18-17-17-17-11-10-8-8-8-9-10-11-12-14-15-15-15-17-17-17-18-16-14-14-17-17-15-15-14-13-13-12-11-10-14-14-13-11-12-11
Sunrise
11:59
12:00
12:07
12:15
12:22
12:30
12:37
12:45
12:53
1:00
1:07
1:15
Sunset
1:42
12:00
1:26
1:18
1:10
1:02
12:53
12:45
12:37
12:30
12:22
12:14

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 6-9):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATB185E77S
1976 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 89).
- km
ASCATB186E76S
1982 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATB184E77S
1987 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATB185E76S
1994 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATB187E76S
1996 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATB183E77S
1999 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATB184E76S
2005 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATB182E77S
2012 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 81).
- km
ASCATB183E76S
2025 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATB181E77S
2025 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the ENE
(34 kph at 73).
- 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.