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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Fri 06 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, severe gales from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon morning, min -34°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, gales from the W by Wed afternoon).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
15
NW
65
WNW
70
W
65
WNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
65
NW
75
NNW
85
NNW
55
NW
45
WNW
50
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
55
SW
60
W
75
W
50
SW
2
12
2
3
9
3
3
1
1
max °C
-31
-29
-26
-20
-15
-13
-13
-16
-20
-25
-23
-23
-23
-25
-25
-26
-28
-32
-36
min °C
-32
-30
-27
-24
-18
-14
-15
-18
-24
-25
-24
-23
-24
-25
-26
-27
-30
-34
-39
-43
-51
-47
-43
-34
-28
-30
-36
-42
-42
-40
-39
-38
-39
-39
-46
-51
-57
-60
0
0
0
0
300
700
900
600
200
0
300
150
50
200
0
0
100
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2500
2500
2500
2450
2450
4500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-30-27-22-17-14-14-17-22-25-24-23-24-25-26-27-29-33-38-25-24-22-17-11-8-9-12-17-19-18-17-18-19-20-20-23-28-33-20-18-17-12-6-4-4-8-11-13-12-12-13-14-14-14-17-23-29-15-13-12-10-6-3-3-5-8-9-8-9-8-9-11-10-11-20-25-9-7-6-4-1220-3-4-2-3-2-4-6-4-4-14-19
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 Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, severe gales from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon morning, min -34°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, gales from the W by Wed afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rutford at the specific elevation of 4477 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
ASCATB256E75S
660 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 49).
- km
ASCATB256E74S
677 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATB255E75S
685 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 102).
- km
ASCATB255E74S
692 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATB254E74S
706 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATB269E72S
727 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 59).
- km
ASCATB253E74S
728 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATB270E72S
729 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NE
(38 kph at 49).
- km
ASCATB268E72S
738 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATB267E72S
751 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 41).
- 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.