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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -38°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
2500
5100
km/h
30
NW
30
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
35
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
35
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-29
-37
-36
-32
-30
-27
-22
-21
-21
-24
-22
-23
-22
-22
-23
-26
min °C
-38
-38
-36
-36
-31
-28
-26
-21
-23
-25
-23
-23
-23
-22
-24
-27
 chill °C
-54
-56
-57
-57
-50
-46
-44
-38
-38
-40
-36
-34
-32
-32
-38
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-43-42-41-38-34-30-28-30-32-30-30-30-30-31-34-34-38-36-34-31-28-24-21-22-25-23-23-23-22-24-27-28-32-31-28-24-22-18-15-16-18-17-17-16-16-17-20-24-29-28-24-19-17-14-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-17-18-25-22-18-13-11-8-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-11
Sunrise
4:18
4:00
3:45
3:31
3:17
Sunset
7:11
7:28
7:43
7:56
8:08

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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 -21°C on Wed morning, min -38°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Wed morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

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
ASCATB257E69S
1158 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC257E69S
1164 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC260E69S
1177 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC265E68S
1183 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC259E69S
1188 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB256E69S
1189 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC258E69S
1195 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB258E69S
1201 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC267E68S
1203 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC255E69S
1203 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 223).
- 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.