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Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4100
km/h
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
W
30
S
25
SSE
35
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
4
 mm
max °C
-25
-25
-25
-25
-28
-29
-31
-40
-37
-36
-34
-33
-33
-32
-32
-33
min °C
-26
-25
-25
-27
-28
-29
-40
-40
-39
-36
-35
-34
-33
-32
-33
-35
 chill °C
-42
-39
-39
-41
-43
-45
-57
-59
-56
-54
-51
-48
-45
-41
-44
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-33-33-35-36-41-44-44-42-41-40-39-39-39-40-26-25-25-26-28-29-36-40-38-36-35-34-33-32-33-34-19-18-18-20-22-23-30-36-33-30-29-28-28-26-26-28-15-16-15-15-18-18-26-33-30-26-27-26-26-26-26-26-9-10-9-10-12-12-21-27-26-20-21-21-21-21-21-21
Sunrise
3:05
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
Sunset
8:19
8:30
8:41
8:51
9:00

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rutford at the specific elevation of 3500 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
1340 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: scattered
hy2b256E67S
1443 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b254E67S
1452 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 268).
- km
hy2b272E66S
1456 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
- km
hy2b256E66S
1476 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 222).
- km
hy2b255E67S
1478 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 280).
- km
hy2b272E65S
1487 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 138).
- km
hy2b253E67S
1503 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 275).
- km
hy2b271E65S
1503 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 148).
- km
hy2b262E66S
1510 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 188).
- 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.