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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 02 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed morning, min -38°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2500
6550
4350
4050
km/h
50
WSW
45
W
45
WNW
40
W
55
W
35
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
25
NW
45
NW
40
NW
55
W
55
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-23
-22
-26
-26
-24
-24
-23
-22
-22
-24
-29
-31
-30
-31
-33
-34
-35
min °C
-25
-23
-25
-27
-26
-26
-24
-23
-23
-23
-26
-32
-31
-30
-32
-34
-35
-38
 chill °C
-42
-39
-41
-44
-44
-42
-36
-33
-35
-38
-43
-53
-51
-48
-50
-52
-51
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 -22°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed morning, min -38°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri 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.
59 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
ASCATC255E68S
1381 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATC256E67S
1381 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATC255E67S
1391 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC254E67S
1394 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC258E67S
1409 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATC259E67S
1441 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATC257E67S
1442 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATC259E66S
1452 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the N
(47 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC264E66S
1454 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 358).
- 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.