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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Thu night, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun afternoon, min -42°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3100
km/h
25
W
20
NNW
25
W
45
W
95
WSW
70
W
55
W
55
WNW
55
WNW
80
WNW
115
WNW
50
SW
80
SW
75
SW
50
WSW
55
WSW
45
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-38
-38
-37
-37
-30
-27
-26
-26
-27
-28
-32
-41
-40
-38
-38
-38
-34
min °C
-38
-39
-38
-37
-36
-28
-27
-27
-27
-30
-42
-42
-40
-39
-38
-39
-38
 chill °C
-55
-55
-55
-58
-62
-48
-46
-45
-46
-53
-67
-65
-67
-66
-60
-62
-59
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-39-38-37-33-28-27-27-27-29-37-42-40-39-38-39-36-31-32-32-31-28-22-21-21-20-23-32-36-35-32-31-32-30-24-24-26-26-22-16-15-15-14-17-26-31-30-26-24-25-25-20-20-21-22-18-12-11-12-12-13-21-28-26-23-20-21-21-15-15-15-17-12-6-6-7-7-7-15-22-21-18-14-15-15
Sunrise
12:00
5:11
4:39
4:18
4:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
6:18
6:50
7:11
7:28

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Thu night, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun afternoon, min -42°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue 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.
54 minutes ago
-29° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
54 minutes ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1323 km S
2835m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB258E68S
1337 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC268E67S
1340 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 314).
- km
1340 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
ASCATB257E68S
1343 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC266E67S
1359 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB266E67S
1369 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
1370 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 301).
- 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.