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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri afternoon, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat afternoon, min -37°C on Sat night). Mainly severe gales.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
4800
2450
2500
km/h
35
SW
45
SW
70
SSW
80
SSW
90
SSW
105
SSW
80
SW
75
SW
55
WSW
55
WSW
65
WSW
55
WSW
55
W
40
W
40
SW
80
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
3
 mm
max °C
-38
-41
-41
-41
-42
-39
-35
-34
-33
-34
-34
-32
-34
-36
-35
-32
-32
-32
-32
min °C
-41
-41
-42
-43
-42
-40
-38
-34
-33
-34
-34
-33
-37
-37
-36
-36
-32
-34
-34
 chill °C
-55
-63
-69
-71
-70
-69
-64
-58
-54
-56
-56
-54
-60
-56
-56
-60
-53
-53
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-41-42-42-42-40-37-34-33-34-34-33-36-37-36-34-32-33-33-33-35-37-37-37-36-31-27-26-27-27-25-28-30-29-28-25-27-26-27-30-32-33-33-31-26-21-19-20-20-18-21-23-23-21-19-20-20-23-27-29-31-31-29-21-15-14-15-16-14-15-18-20-17-13-16-16-17-21-24-26-26-23-16-9-8-9-10-8-9-12-14-11-7-10-10
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

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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 -33°C on Fri afternoon, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat afternoon, min -37°C on Sat night). Mainly severe gales.

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
ASCATC265E66S
1474 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB264E66S
1479 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC264E66S
1481 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB263E66S
1486 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB261E66S
1486 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB260E66S
1488 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATC258E66S
1489 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC263E66S
1489 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC259E66S
1492 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB258E66S
1496 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 284).
- 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.