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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri morning, min -43°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Tue morning, min -43°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
km/h
45
SW
50
SW
55
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
50
WSW
45
SSW
55
W
20
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSW
25
S
45
S
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-31
-32
-33
-32
-32
-32
-34
-35
-35
-43
-41
-40
-39
-39
-40
-40
-40
-40
min °C
-31
-32
-33
-33
-32
-33
-36
-35
-43
-43
-42
-41
-39
-39
-40
-40
-41
-40
 chill °C
-50
-52
-53
-52
-50
-52
-57
-55
-57
-60
-63
-60
-59
-56
-55
-55
-59
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-33-33-32-33-35-35-39-43-42-41-39-39-40-40-41-40-24-25-26-25-25-26-29-30-34-37-36-34-33-34-34-34-35-35-18-18-19-18-19-20-23-23-27-32-30-28-28-28-29-29-29-29-15-15-15-15-14-16-19-21-22-29-27-26-26-27-29-29-28-27-9-9-9-10-9-10-13-16-17-24-23-21-21-22-24-24-23-21
Sunrise
3:17
3:05
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
Sunset
8:08
8:19
8:30
8:41
8:51
9:00

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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 -31°C on Fri morning, min -43°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Tue morning, min -43°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed 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
1340 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
hy2c276E66S
1454 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 200).
- km
hy2c277E65S
1518 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the SSW
(16 kph at 192).
- km
hy2c274E65S
1543 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the S
(12 kph at 180).
- km
hy2c276E65S
1553 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 188).
- km
hy2c275E65S
1558 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 168).
- km
hy2c277E64S
1587 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the S
(10 kph at 182).
- km
hy2c275E64S
1588 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the S
(12 kph at 172).
- km
hy2c274E64S
1595 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 168).
- km
hy2c276E64S
1622 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the S
(10 kph at 182).
- 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.