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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -44°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4700
4600
4500
4150
4050
4950
4950
km/h
55
SW
50
SW
40
SW
50
SW
55
SW
65
WSW
35
S
45
SSE
40
SE
55
ESE
45
SE
35
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSE
30
S
35
S
40
SSW
55
SSW
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-33
-33
-32
-34
-35
-35
-43
-42
-40
-39
-38
-38
-40
-40
-39
-37
-36
-33
min °C
-34
-33
-33
-34
-35
-44
-43
-43
-42
-39
-38
-39
-40
-40
-39
-38
-36
-35
 chill °C
-55
-53
-52
-54
-56
-63
-64
-64
-63
-62
-59
-57
-57
-56
-55
-57
-55
-56
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-33-34-35-40-43-43-41-39-38-39-40-40-39-38-36-34-26-26-26-28-28-34-39-38-35-33-33-34-35-34-33-33-31-28-20-19-20-22-22-29-35-32-28-27-27-28-29-29-28-27-25-22-16-15-15-18-19-23-32-30-26-25-25-26-28-28-26-25-23-20-10-9-10-12-13-17-27-25-21-19-20-21-23-22-20-20-18-15
Sunrise
3:05
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
Sunset
8:19
8:30
8:41
8:51
9:00
9:10

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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 Sat night, min -44°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSW 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.
3 hours ago
-23°C
Clouds developing.
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-25°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
hy2c260E67S
1411 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 210).
- km
hy2c256E67S
1417 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c272E66S
1427 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 88).
- km
hy2c271E66S
1436 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 90).
- km
hy2b258E67S
1437 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c258E67S
1444 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 222).
- km
hy2c257E67S
1446 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c260E66S
1447 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 208).
- 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.