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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
65
W
60
W
40
W
20
WNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
W
1
1
2
max °C
-23
-22
-21
-20
-21
-22
-23
-24
-25
-26
-27
-27
-27
-27
-25
-25
-25
-25
min °C
-23
-23
-22
-20
-21
-23
-23
-25
-26
-26
-27
-28
-28
-27
-26
-25
-25
-26
-41
-41
-38
-30
-31
-32
-33
-36
-39
-37
-38
-39
-41
-40
-37
-25
-30
-32
800
700
600
750
800
400
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
8450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-23-22-20-21-23-23-25-26-26-27-28-28-27-26-25-25-26-17-17-16-14-15-17-17-19-19-20-21-22-22-21-20-19-19-20-11-10-10-9-9-10-12-13-14-14-15-16-16-16-14-14-14-15-5-5-5-4-4-6-7-10-10-10-11-12-12-12-11-11-12-12212221-1-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-5-5-6-6
Sunrise
11:19
11:27
11:35
11:43
11:51
11:59
Sunset
2:26
2:17
2:07
2:00
1:52
1:42

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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 -20°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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
1268 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-47° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
3.2 km
Mid: few
High: broken
ASCATB218E74S
1491 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 250).
- km
SHIP7595
1600 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB220E72S
1615 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 272).
- km
SHIP8087
1608 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 0).
- km
SHIP3141
1608 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 0).
- km
SHIP1564
1608 km ENE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 0).
SHIP6040
1608 km ENE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 0).
SHIP2771
1608 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 0).
- km
SHIP5247
1608 km ENE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 0).

* 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.