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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu morning, min -35°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
NW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
40
W
60
W
60
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
45
NW
50
N
1
6
6
11
2
max °C
-34
-34
-34
-34
-33
-32
-31
-31
-32
-32
-28
-24
-20
-15
-12
-12
-13
-17
min °C
-34
-34
-35
-34
-34
-33
-32
-32
-32
-32
-30
-28
-22
-18
-14
-12
-14
-24
-42
-43
-46
-47
-47
-45
-43
-44
-45
-46
-48
-47
-39
-34
-28
-26
-27
-38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
650
2000
1350
600
Cloud base (m)
2400
2300
2300
2300
2300
2450
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-35-34-34-33-32-32-32-32-29-26-21-17-13-12-14-21-27-27-28-27-27-26-25-25-25-25-24-21-16-12-8-7-8-14-20-20-21-20-20-19-19-19-18-19-19-16-12-8-4-2-4-8-16-17-16-15-16-15-14-15-13-13-16-13-9-6-22-1-5-10-11-10-9-10-9-8-10-7-7-10-7-4-13751
Sunrise
10:06
10:15
10:25
10:35
10:45
10:52
Sunset
3:41
3:30
3:21
3:11
3:02
2:52

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu morning, min -35°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the WNW by Sat 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
BaseBelgranoII
1116 km ESE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
1268 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-54° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
1268 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-54° C
light snow
Diamond dust.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB332E75S
1485 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB333E75S
1504 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB332E74S
1575 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 168).
- km
SHIP6870
1585 km NE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 240).
SHIP2838
1585 km NE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
- km
SHIP2590
1585 km NE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 240).

* 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.