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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -38°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun night, min -38°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Sun night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2500
2450
2450
3900
5150
km/h
75
SSW
60
SSW
55
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
15
SW
30
SW
40
SW
60
WSW
60
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
75
SW
70
SSW
75
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
6
 mm
max °C
-32
-30
-30
-29
-30
-32
-35
-38
-37
-35
-35
-37
-38
-37
-34
-31
-30
min °C
-33
-31
-30
-30
-31
-33
-36
-38
-37
-36
-36
-38
-38
-38
-35
-33
-32
 chill °C
-56
-53
-49
-49
-50
-51
-52
-51
-54
-56
-58
-60
-56
-55
-59
-56
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-31-30-30-31-33-36-38-37-36-36-38-38-38-35-32-31-26-24-23-22-24-26-29-32-31-29-29-31-31-30-29-26-25-20-18-16-15-17-19-23-26-25-22-23-25-24-24-23-21-19-17-14-12-11-12-14-19-22-22-19-17-21-22-20-17-17-14-11-8-6-5-6-8-13-16-16-13-11-15-17-13-11-11-8
Sunrise
1:20
1:10
1:02
12:54
12:46
Sunset
9:52
10:00
10:07
10:15
10:23
10:30

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -38°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun night, min -38°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the SW 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.
50 minutes ago
-22°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
50 minutes ago
-14°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
1323 km S
2835m alt.
50 minutes ago
-63°C
light snow
Snow grains.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.2 km
Mid: overcast
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1340 km S
507m alt.
1 hour ago
light snow
Snow grains.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.2 km
High: scattered
ASCATB260E67S
1430 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATC260E67S
1430 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB259E67S
1431 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the E
(38 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATC259E67S
1431 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATB258E67S
1446 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATB257E67S
1450 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 91).
- 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.