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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 02 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun afternoon, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed morning, min -43°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2500
6550
4350
4050
km/h
80
WSW
70
W
70
WNW
50
W
80
WSW
50
WSW
35
W
25
WSW
40
WNW
60
NW
65
NW
75
W
85
WSW
70
WSW
60
W
60
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-30
-29
-29
-33
-32
-31
-31
-30
-29
-29
-31
-35
-36
-36
-37
-39
-40
-41
min °C
-32
-29
-32
-33
-33
-32
-31
-30
-30
-30
-33
-38
-37
-37
-39
-40
-41
-43
 chill °C
-56
-50
-52
-53
-56
-53
-48
-44
-47
-50
-56
-64
-63
-60
-63
-64
-62
-66
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun afternoon, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed morning, min -43°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri 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
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
ASCATC240E68S
1558 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNE
(59 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATC239E68S
1585 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATB238E68S
1606 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NE
(44 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATC238E68S
1611 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 33).
- km
ASCATB237E68S
1630 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATC237E68S
1635 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATC240E67S
1649 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB236E68S
1654 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATC239E67S
1660 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 21).
- 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.