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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu afternoon, min -41°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
km/h
95
WSW
80
WSW
60
W
35
WSW
40
SW
55
SW
65
SW
85
SW
100
SW
65
WSW
65
WSW
50
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
50
WNW
50
W
25
W
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-35
-37
-39
-41
-41
-40
-37
-34
-32
-29
-30
-29
-29
-29
-30
-30
min °C
-35
-36
-37
-40
-41
-41
-41
-39
-35
-33
-31
-30
-30
-29
-30
-30
-30
 chill °C
-60
-60
-60
-60
-62
-65
-66
-65
-61
-55
-52
-49
-49
-48
-49
-49
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-36-37-40-41-41-41-38-35-33-30-30-30-29-30-30-30-28-28-30-33-36-36-35-33-30-28-25-24-23-22-22-23-23-21-21-23-27-30-31-30-27-25-22-20-19-17-15-15-15-16-16-17-18-22-27-29-28-25-22-20-17-15-12-11-12-12-12-10-11-12-17-22-24-23-20-17-14-11-10-7-5-6-7-7
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 -34°C on Thu afternoon, min -41°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rutford at the specific elevation of 4477 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.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
ASCATC272E67S
1350 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATC271E67S
1353 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 95).
- km
ASCATB271E67S
1355 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB264E67S
1389 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 105).
- km
hy2c272E66S
1389 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 98).
- km
hy2c271E66S
1423 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 105).
- km
hy2c273E66S
1424 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 92).
- km
hy2c274E66S
1431 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 75).
- km
hy2c276E66S
1439 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
- 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.