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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -40°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue morning, min -40°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4500
5050
5350
4700
km/h
45
SW
60
WSW
55
W
65
W
55
WNW
20
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NE
15
ENE
20
SSE
20
S
30
S
45
SSW
75
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-33
-33
-32
-33
-36
-38
-39
-40
-39
-38
-37
-36
-36
-35
-36
-37
min °C
-35
-34
-33
-32
-35
-37
-38
-40
-40
-40
-38
-37
-36
-36
-36
-36
-39
 chill °C
-56
-55
-54
-54
-51
-52
-56
-56
-54
-55
-52
-52
-53
-56
-60
-58
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-34-33-32-34-37-38-40-40-40-38-37-36-36-36-36-38-28-27-26-26-29-32-34-35-36-36-33-32-31-31-30-30-31-22-20-19-19-23-28-30-31-32-31-28-26-25-24-23-24-25-17-16-17-16-19-25-26-28-29-28-25-23-23-21-19-21-23-12-9-12-10-13-20-21-22-24-22-20-18-18-15-14-16-17
Sunrise
2:03
1:54
1:46
1:37
1:28
Sunset
9:10
9:18
9:26
9:36
9:44
9:52

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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 -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -40°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue morning, min -40°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Tue 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
BaseBelgranoII
1121 km ESE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-31°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB248E67S
1571 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATC249E67S
1575 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATC248E67S
1588 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATB247E67S
1599 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATC247E67S
1609 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATC246E67S
1619 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB246E67S
1620 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATC249E66S
1624 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 39).
- 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.