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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -40°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, stormy winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4100
4900
4550
km/h
70
WSW
55
SW
40
WSW
25
SSW
45
SW
50
WSW
55
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
55
SSW
95
SSW
85
SSW
85
SSW
85
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-32
-33
-32
-32
-32
-33
-34
-34
-35
-34
-35
min °C
-31
-30
-30
-31
-31
-33
-33
-33
-33
-33
-33
-34
-36
-35
-34
-37
 chill °C
-52
-50
-47
-46
-49
-54
-55
-53
-51
-50
-51
-55
-61
-60
-59
-61
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-30-31-31-33-33-33-33-33-33-34-35-35-34-36-23-23-23-24-24-26-26-25-25-26-27-28-29-30-29-30-17-17-16-18-18-19-19-18-19-19-21-21-24-25-23-25-13-14-14-15-15-15-17-16-15-16-18-18-19-21-21-22-8-8-8-9-9-10-11-10-10-11-13-12-13-15-15-17
Sunrise
3:31
3:17
3:05
2:55
2:44
Sunset
7:56
8:08
8:19
8:30
8:41

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -40°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, stormy winds from the SSW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseBelgranoII
1121 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB261E67S
1366 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATB263E67S
1378 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATB260E67S
1383 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ESE
(23 kph at 114).
- km
ASCATB262E67S
1385 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ESE
(23 kph at 111).
- km
ASCATB264E67S
1388 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATB257E67S
1399 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATB264E66S
1400 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ESE
(29 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATB256E67S
1402 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
- 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.