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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
0
S
15
WSW
25
SW
40
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
25
WSW
35
WSW
55
WSW
3
2
1
1
1
max °C
-20
-20
-22
-23
-24
-25
-25
-26
-26
-27
-26
-24
-25
-25
-26
-27
-26
-22
min °C
-20
-21
-23
-24
-25
-25
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
-26
-25
-25
-27
-27
-27
-25
-31
-32
-34
-36
-35
-33
-26
-26
-40
-41
-43
-41
-38
-39
-40
-41
-42
-44
950
750
600
450
150
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
350
100
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5100
5400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-21-23-24-25-25-26-26-27-27-27-25-25-25-27-27-27-24-14-15-16-18-18-19-20-20-21-21-21-20-19-19-21-21-21-18-8-8-10-11-12-13-14-14-14-16-16-14-13-14-15-16-16-13-4-4-5-7-8-9-10-11-11-12-14-10-8-9-10-13-13-9321-1-3-3-4-6-5-7-9-5-2-3-4-7-8-3
Sunrise
11:27
11:35
11:43
11:51
11:59
12:00
Sunset
2:17
2:07
2:00
1:52
1:42
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 Thu night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, near gales from the SW 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
SHIP3647
1229 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
1268 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
9.0 km
Mid: few
High: few
1268 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-57° C
light snow
Diamond dust.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB331E75S
1462 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 241).
- km
SHIP3663
1234 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1323 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-57° C
light snow
Diamond dust.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: few
1340 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
9.0 km
Mid: few
High: few
ASCATB331E75S
1471 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 241).
- 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.