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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri night, min -39°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Mon night, min -41°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4450
km/h
35
S
45
S
40
SW
55
SW
65
WSW
55
W
75
W
55
NW
40
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NNE
10
NE
5
WSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-37
-35
-34
-35
-34
-34
-33
-32
-38
-39
-39
-40
-40
-39
-38
-38
-37
min °C
-37
-37
-35
-35
-35
-34
-34
-37
-39
-39
-40
-40
-41
-40
-38
-38
-38
 chill °C
-56
-56
-54
-56
-57
-56
-57
-57
-59
-57
-57
-55
-41
-47
-58
-59
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-36-35-35-35-34-34-35-39-39-40-40-41-40-38-38-38-31-29-28-28-28-28-28-30-35-35-36-35-35-34-34-34-33-24-23-21-21-21-22-22-25-31-31-31-30-29-28-29-29-28-22-20-16-16-16-19-18-21-28-28-28-27-26-26-26-27-24-17-15-11-10-10-13-13-15-23-23-23-22-21-21-21-22-19
Sunrise
2:14
2:03
1:54
1:46
1:37
Sunset
9:00
9:10
9:18
9:26
9:36
9:44

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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 -32°C on Fri night, min -39°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Mon night, min -41°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

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
-20°C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
1323 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
1340 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
ASCATB257E67S
1455 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATC257E67S
1459 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATB256E67S
1469 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATC256E67S
1476 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATC255E67S
1478 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
1485 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 51).
- 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.