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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 05 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, severe gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
W
10
W
15
NW
65
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
70
WNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
45
NNW
50
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
2
12
4
14
1
1
max °C
-32
-32
-31
-29
-26
-21
-17
-14
-12
-12
-17
-21
-23
-23
-22
-21
-21
-22
min °C
-32
-32
-32
-30
-28
-24
-19
-15
-13
-14
-19
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
-22
-23
-43
-42
-43
-51
-48
-44
-36
-30
-28
-28
-35
-40
-39
-38
-36
-38
-38
-40
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
650
1400
1200
600
50
200
0
0
500
350
250
Cloud base (m)
4250
4450
2300
2300
2300
2500
3100
4700
4700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-32-30-27-23-18-15-13-13-18-23-23-23-23-22-22-23-26-26-25-24-22-17-12-9-7-8-13-17-17-17-17-16-16-17-19-20-19-18-17-13-7-4-3-4-9-12-12-12-12-11-10-11-15-17-15-13-13-10-7-31-2-6-8-9-10-8-7-7-7-8-11-9-7-7-4-2263-1-2-3-4-2-1-2-2
Sunrise
10:25
10:35
10:45
10:52
11:01
11:10
Sunset
3:21
3:11
3:02
2:52
2:44
2:34

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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 -12°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, severe gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).

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
ASCATB274E73S
675 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 108).
- km
ASCATB277E73S
677 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATB275E73S
680 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 108).
- km
ASCATB273E73S
680 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATB276E73S
681 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATB280E73S
684 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ESE
(25 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATB278E73S
686 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 102).
- km
ASCATB279E73S
690 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 109).
- km
ASCATB274E72S
787 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB281E72S
789 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 312).
- 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.