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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 14 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
WSW
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
S
20
SW
20
SW
45
SSW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SSW
40
SW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-38
-37
-36
-35
-37
-33
-31
-37
-40
-40
-39
-37
-30
-27
-27
-27
-31
-30
-29
min °C
-40
-38
-36
-38
-38
-35
-35
-39
-40
-40
-39
-39
-35
-28
-27
-32
-32
-31
-30
 chill °C
-55
-53
-50
-55
-58
-54
-47
-39
-40
-51
-54
-55
-56
-46
-44
-50
-50
-49
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sat 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
ASCATB289E68S
1240 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the WSW
(72 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB290E68S
1241 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC289E68S
1245 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC290E68S
1245 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB291E68S
1247 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c269E68S
1248 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the S
(38 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATC291E68S
1248 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the SW
(68 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB292E68S
1250 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC292E68S
1253 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 264).
- km
hy2c281E67S
1262 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 242).
- 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.