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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the NNW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
15
W
35
WNW
30
NW
40
N
45
NNW
30
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
15
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
NW
15
W
20
WSW
60
SSW
40
WSW
45
WNW
60
W
1
2
1
1
1
max °C
-33
-32
-31
-30
-30
-30
-32
-33
-35
-35
-33
-32
-32
-32
-27
-26
-29
-27
min °C
-33
-33
-32
-32
-30
-32
-32
-33
-36
-35
-34
-33
-32
-32
-31
-27
-29
-29
-46
-50
-48
-50
-48
-50
-50
-52
-51
-52
-48
-43
-43
-45
-48
-43
-47
-50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5200
4550
2300
2300
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-32-31-30-31-32-33-36-35-34-33-32-32-29-27-29-28-27-26-26-27-26-27-28-28-31-29-28-26-25-25-24-22-24-23-21-20-20-22-22-24-24-24-26-24-23-21-19-19-19-17-18-18-18-18-18-20-20-21-21-21-22-22-22-18-17-17-16-13-13-15-13-12-12-15-14-15-15-15-17-17-16-12-11-11-10-8-7-9
Sunrise
1:31
1:38
1:46
1:54
2:01
2:10
Sunset
11:56
11:48
11:41
11:33
11:23
11:15

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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 Mon night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the NNW by Mon morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the SSW 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.
3 hours ago
-7° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
1268 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
BaseSanMartin
1287 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB332E75S
1471 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB333E75S
1499 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 346).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
0.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 50).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP2411
2026 km NE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 90).
SHIP3537
2026 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 90).
- 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.