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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Thu afternoon, min -41°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3050
5150
4500
2450
km/h
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
45
WSW
90
WSW
75
WSW
65
W
25
W
40
NW
40
WNW
95
W
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-39
-40
-41
-41
-40
-38
-38
-37
-37
-37
-37
-30
-28
-27
-26
-30
-38
-36
min °C
-39
-40
-41
-41
-41
-39
-38
-38
-38
-39
-38
-35
-29
-27
-27
-35
-38
-38
 chill °C
-60
-62
-64
-58
-57
-57
-54
-54
-57
-55
-59
-61
-51
-47
-44
-52
-59
-66
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-41-41-41-39-38-38-38-38-38-33-29-27-27-33-38-37-33-34-35-35-35-33-31-31-31-32-32-28-23-21-21-27-33-31-26-27-29-29-29-27-25-24-24-25-27-24-17-15-15-21-27-25-22-23-25-27-27-25-23-20-20-20-22-20-13-10-12-15-21-20-17-17-19-21-22-20-18-15-14-14-17-14-7-4-6-9-15-14
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:11
4:39
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:18
6:50

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Thu afternoon, min -41°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

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
BaseBelgranoII
1121 km ESE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: few
ASCATC246E68S
1517 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC248E67S
1520 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB246E68S
1522 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC246E67S
1527 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC245E68S
1527 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB242E68S
1528 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB244E68S
1530 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB245E68S
1531 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 274).
- 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.