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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun morning, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri morning, min -37°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3850
5100
5200
4350
km/h
55
SW
60
SW
60
WSW
25
S
45
SSE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
ESE
25
SE
30
SSW
30
S
35
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
NW
25
NNW
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
4
 mm
max °C
-34
-36
-36
-42
-41
-38
-37
-37
-36
-36
-36
-34
-34
-33
-31
-30
-31
-31
min °C
-35
-36
-41
-42
-41
-41
-38
-37
-37
-37
-36
-36
-34
-33
-32
-30
-31
-31
 chill °C
-58
-59
-55
-60
-63
-60
-59
-57
-55
-54
-54
-54
-50
-48
-46
-39
-46
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-36-39-42-41-40-38-37-37-37-36-35-34-33-32-30-31-31-29-30-33-37-36-33-32-32-31-31-30-29-27-26-24-23-23-25-23-23-26-31-30-27-26-27-25-25-25-23-21-20-18-17-17-19-18-19-20-29-29-26-24-25-24-23-23-21-18-18-16-15-15-16-12-13-14-24-24-21-19-19-18-18-18-16-13-13-11-10-10-11
Sunrise
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
2:03
Sunset
8:30
8:41
8:51
9:00
9:10
9:18

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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 -34°C on Sun morning, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri morning, min -37°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Thu 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.
40 minutes ago
-17°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
40 minutes ago
-21°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC257E67S
1416 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB257E67S
1418 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATC256E67S
1422 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATC255E67S
1428 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATB256E67S
1428 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
1432 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATC258E67S
1441 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC254E67S
1446 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 24).
- 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.