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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -43°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu morning, min -34°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
2500
5100
km/h
55
WNW
40
SW
75
SW
80
SW
65
SW
70
SW
85
SW
90
WSW
75
W
55
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
50
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-36
-42
-42
-40
-37
-33
-28
-28
-28
-31
-29
-30
-29
-29
-30
-33
min °C
-43
-43
-42
-41
-38
-35
-32
-28
-31
-32
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-34
 chill °C
-64
-65
-69
-68
-62
-58
-56
-50
-51
-52
-48
-45
-41
-46
-50
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-43-42-41-38-34-30-28-30-32-30-30-30-30-31-34-34-38-36-34-31-28-24-21-22-25-23-23-23-22-24-27-28-32-31-28-24-22-18-15-16-18-17-17-16-16-17-20-24-29-28-24-19-17-14-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-17-18-25-22-18-13-11-8-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-11
Sunrise
4:18
4:00
3:45
3:31
3:17
Sunset
7:11
7:28
7:43
7:56
8:08

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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 -28°C on Tue night, min -43°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu morning, min -34°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Fri 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
BaseBelgranoII
1121 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC267E68S
1209 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB268E68S
1212 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC268E68S
1220 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATB267E68S
1232 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB266E68S
1246 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATB265E68S
1251 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATB268E67S
1262 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATC269E67S
1264 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB267E67S
1264 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 292).
- 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.