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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri afternoon, min -38°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
4800
2450
2500
km/h
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
50
SW
55
SSW
60
SSW
50
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
45
W
35
W
30
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
3
 mm
max °C
-32
-34
-36
-36
-37
-35
-29
-27
-26
-26
-27
-25
-26
-29
-28
-26
-25
-26
-25
min °C
-34
-36
-37
-38
-37
-36
-33
-27
-26
-27
-27
-25
-29
-30
-29
-29
-25
-27
-27
 chill °C
-46
-55
-59
-60
-60
-59
-53
-44
-42
-44
-44
-41
-47
-45
-44
-47
-40
-42
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-41-42-42-42-40-37-34-33-34-34-33-36-37-36-34-32-33-33-33-35-37-37-37-36-31-27-26-27-27-25-28-30-29-28-25-27-26-27-30-32-33-33-31-26-21-19-20-20-18-21-23-23-21-19-20-20-23-27-29-31-31-29-21-15-14-15-16-14-15-18-20-17-13-16-16-17-21-24-26-26-23-16-9-8-9-10-8-9-12-14-11-7-10-10
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 -26°C on Fri afternoon, min -38°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
ASCATB276E67S
1339 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 223).
- km
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
High: few
ASCATB277E67S
1350 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB278E66S
1362 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB277E66S
1367 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB276E66S
1374 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB279E66S
1393 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB275E66S
1409 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB280E66S
1453 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB276E65S
1464 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 228).
- 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.