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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Thu 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun morning, min -34°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
5
NE
5
ENE
5
W
20
WSW
40
SSW
55
SW
65
SW
55
WSW
50
W
65
W
65
WNW
35
WNW
15
W
25
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
55
W
70
W
 cm 
5
2
2
6
1
 mm 
max°C
-38
-38
-37
-37
-35
-33
-31
-29
-27
-27
-27
-28
-33
-33
-29
-29
-30
-28
min°C
-38
-38
-38
-37
-36
-35
-32
-30
-28
-27
-28
-32
-34
-34
-32
-29
-31
-31
chill°C 
-47
-38
-38
-51
-56
-56
-54
-50
-47
-47
-47
-45
-48
-50
-50
-47
-51
-51
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-38-37-36-34-32-30-28-27-28-30-34-34-31-29-31-30-31-31-31-30-29-27-25-23-23-22-23-26-28-28-24-22-24-24-25-25-24-23-23-21-18-17-17-17-18-22-24-22-18-16-17-18-22-23-20-19-20-16-12-11-11-13-15-18-19-19-14-10-12-13-16-18-14-13-15-10-6-5-5-7-9-12-13-13-8-4-6-7
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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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 Sat night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun morning, min -34°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, severe gales 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseBelgranoII
1116 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP6220
1693 km NE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1847 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1848 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP2994
1704 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP5292
1704 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP5445
1704 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP7164
1704 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3780
1704 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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.