Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 29 Jul Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri afternoon, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4650
2450
2450
2500
2450
4750
km/h
85
SW
90
SSW
105
SSW
85
SW
75
SW
75
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
75
WSW
90
WSW
90
WSW
80
WSW
60
W
70
W
55
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
4
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-41
-42
-39
-36
-35
-34
-34
-36
-36
-34
-33
-32
-30
-30
-31
-32
-32
-32
-32
min °C
-43
-43
-41
-38
-36
-34
-35
-36
-36
-35
-34
-32
-31
-30
-32
-33
-33
-32
-33
 chill °C
-71
-72
-71
-64
-60
-57
-58
-58
-58
-60
-59
-56
-54
-50
-52
-49
-50
-48
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-43-40-37-36-34-35-36-36-35-34-32-31-30-32-33-33-32-33-38-38-36-32-29-27-28-29-29-27-27-26-24-23-25-26-26-25-25-33-33-31-26-23-21-21-22-21-20-21-20-18-17-18-19-20-19-19-30-32-29-22-17-15-16-16-16-15-15-14-13-12-14-15-15-16-15-25-27-24-16-11-9-10-10-10-8-9-8-7-6-8-9-9-10-9
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

Loading...

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri afternoon, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
ASCATB284E65S
1542 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB283E65S
1543 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB293E66S
1551 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB285E65S
1560 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB293E65S
1591 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB284E64S
1605 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB285E64S
1622 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB286E64S
1624 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB294E65S
1627 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 260).
- 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.