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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
hy2c277E73S
638 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c278E73S
660 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NE
(56 kph at 52).
- km
hy2c276E73S
679 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NE
(47 kph at 45).
- km
hy2c277E72S
685 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 45).
- km
hy2c279E72S
699 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 42).
- km
hy2c273E72S
721 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 38).
- km
hy2c274E72S
722 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 35).
- km
hy2c276E72S
727 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 32).
- km
hy2c272E72S
735 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNE
(52 kph at 32).
- km
hy2c278E72S
745 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 30).
- 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.