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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 -22°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NW 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
clear
snow showers
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
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
15
NW
30
WNW
60
W
65
W
55
WNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
70
NW
50
NNW
60
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
50
W
3
8
1
8
1
3
max °C
-34
-33
-33
-32
-32
-32
-30
-28
-22
-18
-13
-11
-12
-15
-18
-24
-23
-22
min °C
-34
-34
-33
-32
-32
-32
-32
-28
-26
-20
-15
-13
-13
-17
-22
-24
-24
-24
-47
-47
-45
-42
-40
-42
-48
-48
-46
-36
-30
-28
-27
-31
-39
-38
-38
-40
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
-34-34-33-32-32-32-31-28-24-19-14-12-13-16-20-24-24-23-27-27-26-26-26-26-25-23-20-14-9-7-7-10-15-18-19-17-20-20-20-19-20-19-19-19-15-9-4-3-3-5-9-12-13-12-15-16-14-14-17-15-14-15-13-8-3-10-3-6-8-10-7-9-10-8-9-11-9-8-10-7-225530-2-40
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 -22°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Fri night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NW by Mon morning).

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
BaseBelgranoII
1121 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC205E77S
1586 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC206E76S
1590 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC205E76S
1611 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC204E77S
1617 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC203E77S
1621 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC204E76S
1631 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC203E76S
1645 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC202E77S
1654 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 262).
- 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.