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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Fri 06 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon afternoon, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
50
W
3
11
1
4
6
1
4
2
max °C
-23
-21
-14
-9
-8
-8
-11
-15
-18
-17
-17
-18
-17
-17
-17
-18
-20
-23
min °C
-24
-22
-19
-12
-9
-9
-13
-16
-19
-18
-18
-18
-18
-17
-18
-19
-21
-27
-38
-36
-32
-24
-20
-19
-24
-28
-30
-30
-29
-29
-31
-30
-30
-33
-36
-45
0
0
0
350
700
950
800
350
0
250
0
50
250
150
450
600
250
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
2500
2500
2500
2500
3950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-27-22-17-14-14-17-21-26-24-24-24-24-23-24-25-27-30-24-22-17-11-9-9-12-16-19-18-18-18-18-17-18-19-21-25-18-17-12-6-4-5-8-11-13-12-12-13-12-12-12-13-15-20-12-12-9-6-3-3-5-8-9-9-9-9-8-8-6-7-9-15-6-6-4-1231-2-3-3-4-3-2-3-10-3-9
Sunrise
10:35
10:45
10:52
11:01
11:10
11:19
Sunset
3:11
3:02
2:52
2:44
2:34
2:26

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon afternoon, near gales from the W by Wed 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
1116 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP7770
1590 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
ASCATB204E77S
1593 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB203E77S
1616 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 258).
- km
SHIP4082
1597 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
- km
SHIP2169
1597 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
SHIP6178
1597 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
SHIP8466
1597 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
- km
SHIP5365
1597 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).

* 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.