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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Fri 06 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon afternoon, min -31°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
75
W
70
WNW
65
WNW
65
NW
70
NNW
85
NNW
70
NNW
40
NNW
25
NW
50
W
50
W
50
W
65
WSW
55
W
60
W
65
W
65
W
3
10
2
6
2
1
3
max °C
-25
-19
-15
-13
-13
-17
-21
-22
-24
-23
-23
-24
-23
-23
-23
-24
-27
min °C
-26
-24
-17
-14
-16
-19
-22
-26
-25
-24
-23
-24
-24
-23
-23
-25
-29
-46
-43
-33
-29
-32
-37
-40
-39
-42
-41
-39
-41
-43
-41
-40
-44
-50
0
100
600
850
850
700
350
0
350
0
150
500
50
400
950
450
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2300
2500
4250
2400
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-22-16-14-15-18-22-24-25-24-23-24-24-23-23-25-28-21-16-10-9-10-14-16-18-19-18-18-18-18-17-17-19-23-16-11-5-4-5-9-11-12-13-12-12-12-12-11-11-13-18-11-8-4-3-3-5-7-9-8-9-7-7-9-6-5-8-13-5-22331-1-3-2-4-1-1-302-1-7
Sunrise
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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NW by Sun night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon afternoon, min -31°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Thu 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
ASCATB257E75S
637 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB256E75S
648 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATC273E73S
674 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATC276E73S
677 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATC274E73S
678 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATC275E73S
679 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC277E73S
683 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC278E73S
686 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC280E73S
687 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNE
(25 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATC279E73S
690 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 18).
- 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.