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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Wed 04 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
45
NW
20
NW
35
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
W
3
8
1
6
1
3
max °C
-27
-27
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-23
-17
-12
-8
-6
-7
-9
-13
-17
-18
-16
min °C
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-23
-22
-15
-9
-8
-7
-11
-16
-18
-19
-18
-37
-37
-35
-32
-32
-34
-35
-36
-36
-27
-20
-18
-17
-20
-27
-27
-28
-29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
1000
1700
850
400
250
0
200
Cloud base (m)
4500
4500
2450
2500
2300
2300
2300
2400
2500
3600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:15
10:25
10:35
10:45
10:52
11:01
Sunset
3:30
3:21
3:11
3:02
2:52
2:44

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

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 -19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW 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
BaseBelgranoII
1116 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP6416
1680 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
8
Light winds from the ENE
(8 kph at 70).
SHIP19
1686 km NE
-m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
No report.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
SHIP3934
1686 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
SHIP1118
1686 km NE
-m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
SHIP792
1686 km NE
-m alt.
52 minutes ago
2° C
No report.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
SHIP7200
1686 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
SHIP7184
1686 km NE
15m alt.
52 minutes ago
2° C
5
Calm
(6 kph at 50).
- km
SHIP6627
1686 km NE
3m alt.
52 minutes ago
2° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).

* 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.