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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sat 07 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
60
WNW
65
WNW
70
NNW
95
NNW
80
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
60
WNW
65
W
60
WNW
50
W
45
WNW
45
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
1
7
6
2
1
3
max °C
-14
-13
-13
-18
-21
-24
-25
-24
-24
-24
-23
-21
-21
-21
-21
-23
-25
-27
min °C
-16
-13
-16
-20
-23
-25
-25
-24
-25
-25
-24
-23
-21
-21
-22
-24
-26
-28
-31
-27
-33
-38
-41
-39
-40
-41
-43
-43
-43
-40
-37
-36
-36
-37
-40
-43
750
850
800
750
250
0
100
0
250
750
600
850
950
800
550
350
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
2500
2500
2500
2500
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-13-15-19-22-25-25-24-25-25-24-22-21-21-22-24-26-28-9-8-10-14-17-19-19-18-18-18-17-16-15-15-16-18-21-22-5-3-6-9-11-13-13-13-13-11-11-10-9-9-10-12-15-17-4-3-3-5-8-9-10-9-8-6-6-4-4-4-6-9-13-132331-2-4-4-3-2123221-3-8-8
Sunrise
10:45
10:52
11:01
11:10
11:19
11:27
Sunset
3:02
2:52
2:44
2:34
2:26
2:17

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu 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
BaseBelgranoII
1116 km ESE
256m alt.
52 minutes ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
52 minutes ago
4° C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC224E71S
1593 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATC223E72S
1610 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATC223E71S
1618 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the E
(29 kph at 83).
- km
SHIP535
1630 km NE
-m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
SHIP203
1630 km NE
-m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
SHIP5642
1630 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
- km
SHIP5135
1630 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
SHIP551
1630 km NE
-m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).

* 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.