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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -41°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -44°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5350
4650
4200
km/h
20
WSW
25
SW
20
W
25
WNW
20
NNW
25
W
40
W
100
WSW
75
W
65
W
60
W
45
WNW
65
NW
80
WNW
40
W
60
SW
90
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-40
-38
-37
-37
-38
-38
-38
-31
-28
-27
-26
-27
-27
-34
-43
-42
-38
min °C
-41
-39
-38
-37
-39
-38
-38
-36
-29
-28
-27
-28
-30
-42
-43
-44
-41
 chill °C
-57
-56
-53
-53
-56
-54
-58
-62
-50
-48
-46
-47
-54
-65
-65
-69
-70
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-39-38-37-39-38-38-34-29-28-27-28-29-38-43-43-40-34-33-31-30-32-32-32-29-23-21-20-21-23-33-38-38-34-28-26-25-24-25-26-26-24-18-15-15-15-16-28-32-33-29-26-24-22-21-20-21-23-20-13-11-12-13-14-22-28-30-25-21-19-17-15-15-15-17-14-8-5-6-8-9-16-22-25-20
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
5:11
4:39
4:18
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:18
6:50
7:11

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -41°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -44°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue 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
hy2b261E67S
1364 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 315).
- km
hy2b266E67S
1371 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 295).
- km
hy2b264E67S
1372 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 322).
- km
hy2b262E67S
1373 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 318).
- km
hy2b263E67S
1400 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 320).
- km
hy2b267E66S
1400 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 295).
- km
hy2b263E66S
1415 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 322).
- km
hy2b276E66S
1422 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 238).
- km
hy2b269E66S
1423 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 288).
- km
hy2b277E66S
1428 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 238).
- 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.