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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Fri afternoon, min -40°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
SW
10
W
15
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NW
15
SW
75
SSW
85
SW
65
SW
55
WSW
70
W
70
W
80
WSW
80
WSW
65
WSW
55
WSW
30
W
15
WNW
15
NW
60
W
70
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
25
SSW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
 cm 
2.0
1.0
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-37
-36
-37
-37
-38
-38
-39
-39
-39
-39
-37
-30
-28
-27
-24
-25
-29
-32
-30
-29
-26
-26
-27
-29
-30
-28
-27
-27
-28
-27
-24
-24
-24
-27
-27
-29
min°C
-37
-36
-37
-38
-38
-39
-39
-39
-40
-39
-38
-35
-29
-27
-26
-26
-31
-33
-31
-30
-28
-26
-28
-31
-30
-29
-28
-28
-28
-29
-24
-24
-26
-27
-28
-31
chill°C 
-53
-47
-49
-54
-54
-55
-57
-56
-54
-53
-52
-58
-51
-47
-44
-47
-55
-57
-54
-51
-47
-40
-39
-42
-51
-50
-46
-46
-46
-46
-37
-29
-32
-34
-28
-43
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-36-37-38-38-39-39-39-40-39-38-33-29-27-25-26-30-33-31-30-27-26-28-30-30-29-28-28-28-28-24-24-25-27-28-30-32-32-32-33-33-34-34-34-35-34-33-28-25-22-20-21-24-27-25-24-21-20-21-24-24-23-21-20-20-22-19-19-19-21-22-24-27-27-28-28-28-29-30-30-30-29-28-23-20-17-15-16-18-21-20-19-15-15-15-17-18-18-16-14-13-14-14-14-14-15-15-19-25-25-24-24-25-25-26-27-26-26-25-20-15-13-10-11-15-18-17-16-11-9-9-13-15-14-12-10-10-12-13-12-12-11-12-14-20-20-19-19-20-20-21-22-21-20-20-14-9-7-4-6-10-12-11-10-5-3-3-7-10-9-6-5-4-7-8-7-6-5-7-9
Sunrise
1:23
1:31
1:38
1:46
1:54
2:01
2:10
2:17
2:26
2:33
2:42
2:50
Sunset
12:06
11:56
11:48
11:41
11:33
11:23
11:15
11:07
10:59
9:49
10:41
10:32

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Fri afternoon, min -40°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 6-9):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
SHIP7528
868 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
1268 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
ASCATC337E73S
1702 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATC338E73S
1730 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATC329E71S
1757 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SW
(12 kph at 234).
- km
SHIP5063
871 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
SHIP9295
871 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1068
871 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
1340 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
ASCATC337E73S
1715 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 348).
- 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.