Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 03 Mar Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
50
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
3
5
2
4
1
1
max °C
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-23
-18
-13
-9
-6
-6
-8
-11
min °C
-27
-28
-27
-27
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-23
-22
-16
-10
-8
-7
-10
-16
-34
-36
-37
-37
-35
-34
-33
-33
-35
-35
-35
-28
-21
-19
-17
-19
-27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
1050
2000
1300
350
Cloud base (m)
2450
2500
2300
2300
2300
2300
2450
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-34-33-32-32-32-32-28-24-20-15-13-12-15-20-27-28-27-27-26-26-25-25-25-23-20-15-10-7-7-9-14-20-21-20-20-20-19-19-18-19-19-16-10-5-3-2-4-9-17-16-15-16-15-15-16-13-13-15-12-9-5-12-2-5-11-10-9-11-9-8-10-8-7-10-7-405741
Sunrise
10:15
10:25
10:35
10:45
10:52
Sunset
3:41
3:30
3:21
3:11
3:02
2:52

Loading...

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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

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
ASCATB277E73S
600 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATB256E75S
662 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATB256E74S
755 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATB255E74S
756 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NE
(23 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATB254E74S
761 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB253E74S
782 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATB247E74S
923 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATB246E74S
950 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the ESE
(34 kph at 114).
- km
ASCATB245E74S
968 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATB247E73S
974 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ESE
(29 kph at 103).
- 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.