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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 01 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu morning).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5100
4000
km/h
65
WSW
80
WSW
70
W
70
WNW
75
W
65
WSW
55
WSW
35
W
20
W
25
W
50
WNW
55
WNW
45
W
75
W
65
W
60
W
65
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-31
-29
-29
-33
-33
-32
-31
-31
-29
-29
-30
-32
-34
-35
-36
-38
-38
-38
min °C
-35
-32
-29
-32
-34
-34
-33
-32
-32
-30
-29
-30
-33
-35
-36
-37
-38
-38
-40
 chill °C
-57
-56
-50
-52
-57
-56
-55
-48
-46
-43
-48
-50
-52
-59
-59
-60
-62
-60
-62
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-32-29-31-34-34-33-32-32-30-29-30-33-35-36-37-38-38-39-28-25-23-24-27-27-26-24-24-23-22-23-26-29-29-30-32-33-34-21-18-17-17-20-20-19-18-18-17-15-16-20-23-24-24-26-27-29-16-14-12-12-14-17-15-13-15-15-12-12-16-18-19-18-21-23-25-10-8-6-6-8-11-9-7-9-9-6-6-10-13-13-12-15-18-20
Sunrise
12:00
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 -29°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the W 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
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
hy2b255E67S
1420 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 12).
- km
hy2b272E66S
1445 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 305).
- km
hy2b278E66S
1447 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 288).
- km
hy2b271E66S
1450 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 305).
- km
hy2b277E66S
1454 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b273E66S
1457 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 292).
- km
hy2b270E66S
1459 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 302).
- km
hy2b254E67S
1474 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 18).
- km
hy2b256E66S
1477 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 12).
- 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.