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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed afternoon, min -37°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4750
5150
km/h
15
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
SW
35
SW
60
SW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
30
SW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-24
-25
-28
-28
-29
-31
-32
-34
-37
-36
-34
-34
-35
-34
-31
-27
-26
min °C
-24
-29
-29
-28
-30
-31
-33
-37
-37
-37
-35
-35
-35
-35
-33
-29
-27
 chill °C
-35
-44
-43
-42
-44
-47
-49
-52
-54
-56
-57
-54
-54
-54
-51
-44
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-35-36-35-36-37-38-40-42-42-39-39-40-39-37-34-33-24-27-29-28-30-31-33-36-37-37-35-35-35-35-32-28-27-17-20-22-22-24-25-27-30-32-32-30-30-31-30-27-23-21-14-16-19-19-20-21-23-27-30-30-27-28-29-28-25-19-16-8-10-14-13-15-16-17-22-25-25-23-23-24-23-20-14-10
Sunrise
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed afternoon, min -37°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

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
hy2c244E70S
1302 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 65).
- km
hy2c243E70S
1315 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 68).
- km
hy2c242E70S
1342 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 70).
- km
hy2c244E69S
1363 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 38).
- km
hy2c241E70S
1367 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 85).
- km
hy2c243E69S
1380 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 32).
- km
hy2c242E69S
1386 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NE
(38 kph at 45).
- km
hy2c245E69S
1387 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 15).
- km
hy2c240E70S
1394 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the ESE
(34 kph at 105).
- km
hy2c241E69S
1411 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 60).
- 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.