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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Thu 19 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sun morning, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
S
10
SW
15
SSW
5
S
5
W
5
W
0
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
25
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
35
W
2
2
1
max °C
-26
-29
-30
-32
-33
-32
-32
-31
-31
-32
-33
-33
-34
-34
-34
-34
-34
-36
min °C
-28
-29
-32
-33
-33
-33
-32
-32
-32
-32
-33
-34
-34
-35
-35
-34
-35
-38
-42
-44
-41
-41
-42
-45
-43
-43
-39
-32
-33
-34
-43
-49
-49
-50
-53
-56
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4800
4450
5050
4900
4650
4600
4600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-29-31-33-33-33-32-32-32-32-33-34-34-35-35-34-35-37-20-22-24-26-26-26-25-25-25-26-27-28-28-28-29-27-29-31-14-16-17-19-19-20-19-18-19-20-21-21-22-22-22-21-22-25-9-13-12-13-15-16-16-15-17-18-18-19-19-19-19-17-18-20-3-7-6-7-9-11-11-10-12-13-13-13-14-14-14-12-12-14
Sunrise
12:15
12:22
12:30
12:37
12:45
12:53
Sunset
1:18
1:10
1:02
12:53
12:45
12:37

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sun morning, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue 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
1121 km ESE
256m alt.
40 minutes ago
-9° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 140).
28 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
40 minutes ago
-1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
1323 km S
2835m alt.
40 minutes ago
-47° C
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: sky obscured
1340 km S
3012m alt.
50 minutes ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
SHIP5987
1715 km NE
3m alt.
40 minutes ago
-12° C
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 160).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
40 minutes ago
-5° C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATB339E72S
1899 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB340E72S
1916 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 245).
- km
NordenskioldBase
1924 km ESE
497m alt.
40 minutes ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.

* 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.