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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed afternoon, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
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some clouds
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km/h
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
35
W
25
NW
45
NW
40
NW
30
N
25
NW
25
NW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
50
SW
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Snow map
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13
4
1
max °C
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-26
-26
-22
-22
-26
-29
-29
-32
-32
-33
-32
-29
-24
min °C
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-26
-25
-24
-28
-29
-31
-32
-32
-34
-32
-31
-27
-40
-40
-39
-38
-39
-42
-40
-41
-39
-42
-43
-46
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-49
-45
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0
0
Cloud base (m)
4400
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
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12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed afternoon, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sat 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
hy2c277E71S
863 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 185).
- km
hy2c278E71S
875 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATC277E71S
904 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC278E71S
906 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC279E71S
912 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC282E71S
914 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 173).
- km
ASCATC280E71S
915 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC281E71S
921 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the S
(23 kph at 174).
- km
hy2c276E70S
921 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 190).
- km
hy2c267E70S
963 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 218).
- 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.