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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -38°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue morning, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
 km/h
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
35
NNW
50
N
55
N
55
NNE
40
NNW
20
N
5
NW
5
SW
15
SW
50
SW
 cm 
2.0
4
2.0
1.0
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-36
-36
-37
-37
-37
-37
-35
-31
-30
-31
-32
-34
-36
-38
-38
-37
-31
min°C
-36
-37
-37
-37
-38
-37
-36
-33
-30
-31
-35
-35
-37
-39
-39
-38
-35
chill°C 
-50
-52
-51
-49
-53
-52
-50
-50
-49
-51
-55
-53
-50
-46
-47
-51
-55
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-37-37-37-38-37-36-32-30-31-34-35-37-39-39-38-33-29-30-31-31-31-30-29-27-26-26-28-28-29-31-31-31-28-22-23-25-25-25-23-22-22-21-21-22-22-23-24-24-25-23-18-19-21-22-21-20-19-19-18-19-20-20-19-20-21-22-19-13-14-16-16-15-14-13-13-12-13-15-15-13-14-15-17-14
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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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 -30°C on Sat morning, min -38°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue morning, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sat night, calm 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATC282E72S
816 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC283E72S
822 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC284E71S
837 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC279E71S
906 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC281E71S
908 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC280E71S
915 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC283E71S
916 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC282E71S
922 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC278E70S
1012 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATC277E70S
1014 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 2).
- 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.