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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed morning, min -38°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2500
2750
2450
km/h
40
SW
30
SW
75
SSW
85
SSW
70
SSW
65
SSW
45
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
45
W
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
W
25
SW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-35
-36
-36
-34
-32
-30
-29
-29
-31
-33
-33
-35
-36
-37
-37
-38
-38
-38
min °C
-35
-38
-38
-35
-33
-31
-30
-30
-33
-33
-34
-36
-37
-37
-38
-38
-38
-40
 chill °C
-54
-56
-60
-60
-56
-53
-48
-50
-51
-51
-54
-56
-53
-54
-54
-51
-55
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-37-37-35-33-31-30-30-32-33-34-36-37-37-38-38-38-39-29-32-31-29-26-24-23-22-25-26-27-29-30-30-31-31-31-32-23-26-26-23-20-18-16-15-18-19-21-22-23-24-24-24-24-25-18-21-23-19-16-15-12-10-12-14-16-18-20-21-19-21-21-21-12-15-18-13-11-9-5-4-6-8-10-13-14-16-13-15-16-16
Sunrise
1:37
1:28
1:20
1:10
1:02
12:54
Sunset
9:44
9:52
10:00
10:07
10:15
10:23

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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 -29°C on Wed morning, min -38°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat 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
BaseBelgranoII
1121 km ESE
256m alt.
55 minutes ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
55 minutes ago
-10°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC248E67S
1532 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATB247E67S
1537 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 179).
- km
ASCATB248E67S
1542 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATC247E67S
1542 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the S
(38 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC252E66S
1549 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATB249E67S
1551 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATC249E67S
1556 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the S
(27 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC246E67S
1562 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 194).
- 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.