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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2500
2450
4050
km/h
50
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
30
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
40
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-30
-30
-29
-29
-27
-26
-24
-22
-21
-23
-26
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-24
-26
min °C
-30
-30
-30
-29
-29
-28
-26
-23
-22
-25
-26
-25
-22
-23
-23
-23
-25
-28
 chill °C
-49
-49
-49
-47
-48
-43
-43
-38
-37
-41
-43
-41
-35
-35
-34
-35
-38
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-37-36-36-35-32-29-29-32-32-31-30-31-30-30-31-33-30-30-30-29-28-27-25-23-22-24-26-24-22-23-23-23-25-27-23-23-23-22-21-20-18-17-15-17-20-18-16-17-17-17-19-21-18-17-17-16-16-16-14-12-12-12-15-14-13-13-13-14-15-17-12-11-11-10-10-10-8-5-6-6-9-8-7-7-8-9-9-11
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW 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
ASCATB277E66S
1456 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB278E66S
1462 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB277E65S
1566 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB280E65S
1570 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATB278E65S
1574 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB279E65S
1580 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB284E65S
1582 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATB281E65S
1584 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB282E65S
1591 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB283E65S
1594 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 193).
- 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.