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

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri night, min -41°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4950
km/h
45
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
SW
20
S
40
S
50
SSW
55
SSW
80
SSW
60
SSW
70
SW
40
W
30
W
35
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-31
-36
-37
-38
-40
-40
-39
-37
-36
-35
-33
-33
-32
-33
-34
-35
min °C
-34
-36
-37
-39
-40
-41
-41
-38
-37
-36
-34
-33
-33
-33
-34
-36
 chill °C
-50
-51
-49
-53
-53
-52
-55
-58
-58
-58
-58
-55
-55
-52
-51
-59
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-36-37-39-40-41-40-38-37-36-34-33-33-33-34-36-27-32-33-34-36-37-36-33-31-30-28-26-26-26-28-31-22-27-28-30-32-33-32-29-26-24-22-20-20-19-22-25-17-24-25-26-27-30-29-27-23-19-20-17-18-13-16-22-12-18-19-20-22-25-24-22-18-13-14-11-12-7-10-16
Sunrise
1:54
1:46
1:37
1:28
1:20
Sunset
9:26
9:36
9:44
9:52
10:00

Loading...

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri night, min -41°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Thu 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
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
49 minutes ago
-30°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
1323 km S
2835m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.4 km
Mid: scattered
1340 km S
3012m alt.
59 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
1.4 km
High: few
hy2b259E67S
1387 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b257E67S
1403 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 285).
- km
hy2b254E67S
1407 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 300).
- km
hy2b258E67S
1416 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b256E67S
1419 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 292).
- km
hy2b255E67S
1433 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 298).
- km
hy2b273E66S
1437 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 332).
- 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.