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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat afternoon, min -44°C on Mon morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed morning, min -42°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4550
2500
km/h
45
W
90
WSW
75
W
60
WNW
70
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
70
WNW
30
WSW
70
SW
75
SW
65
WSW
90
SW
95
SW
90
SW
80
WSW
50
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-36
-29
-27
-26
-27
-29
-31
-34
-44
-42
-41
-39
-36
-31
-30
-30
-30
min °C
-37
-35
-27
-27
-28
-29
-32
-43
-44
-42
-42
-41
-37
-34
-30
-31
-31
 chill °C
-58
-61
-48
-46
-50
-52
-56
-64
-64
-68
-69
-66
-63
-60
-53
-54
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-32-27-27-28-29-32-39-44-42-42-40-37-33-30-31-31-31-27-21-21-22-23-26-33-40-37-35-34-31-27-23-23-24-25-21-15-15-16-17-20-28-35-32-30-27-25-22-17-17-17-22-18-11-11-12-12-16-24-31-29-25-23-19-17-14-14-13-16-12-6-5-6-6-10-19-26-23-19-17-13-11-8-8-7
Sunrise
5:11
4:39
4:18
4:00
3:45
Sunset
12:00
6:18
6:50
7:11
7:28
7:43

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat afternoon, min -44°C on Mon morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed morning, min -42°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu 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.
54 minutes ago
-29° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
54 minutes ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Snow
Wind obs. (28 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC259E68S
1332 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC258E68S
1341 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB258E68S
1344 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC260E67S
1348 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB258E67S
1351 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB257E68S
1353 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC257E68S
1356 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
1362 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 320).
- 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.