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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Fri afternoon, min -41°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed morning, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat afternoon, min -40°C on Sun night). Mainly extremely windy.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5250
4200
3100
2450
km/h
30
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
NW
35
W
45
WSW
90
WSW
85
W
70
W
65
W
65
WNW
80
WNW
110
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-41
-41
-40
-38
-38
-37
-37
-37
-36
-30
-27
-26
-26
-26
-27
-34
min °C
-41
-41
-41
-39
-38
-38
-38
-38
-38
-35
-28
-27
-26
-26
-29
-40
 chill °C
-63
-58
-57
-58
-56
-56
-55
-57
-59
-61
-50
-47
-45
-45
-53
-64
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-41-39-38-38-38-38-37-33-28-27-26-26-28-37-35-35-35-32-31-31-31-32-31-28-23-21-20-19-22-32-29-29-28-26-25-24-25-26-25-23-17-14-14-13-16-27-25-27-26-24-21-20-20-21-22-18-12-10-11-10-12-22-20-22-21-19-16-14-14-15-17-13-7-4-5-5-7-16
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:11
4:39
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:18
6:50

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Fri afternoon, min -41°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed morning, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat afternoon, min -40°C on Sun night). Mainly extremely windy.

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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATB295E65S
1641 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATC295E65S
1657 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 107).
- km
ASCATB289E64S
1693 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ENE
(40 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATB288E64S
1705 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATB290E64S
1708 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 81).
- km
ASCATB295E64S
1724 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the NE
(65 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATC295E64S
1729 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the ENE
(68 kph at 60).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
1748 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the ENE
(68 kph at 68).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
1749 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the ENE
(69 kph at 62).
- 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.