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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat afternoon, min -44°C on Mon morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed morning, min -38°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4100
2500
2500
4800
km/h
60
WNW
55
W
70
WNW
80
WNW
55
NW
25
WSW
65
SW
80
SW
55
WSW
70
SW
95
SW
90
SW
65
WSW
55
SW
40
WSW
50
WSW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-26
-28
-30
-34
-43
-42
-40
-39
-37
-31
-29
-30
-29
-29
-30
-31
min °C
-26
-27
-29
-31
-43
-44
-42
-42
-40
-38
-34
-30
-31
-31
-29
-31
-32
 chill °C
-45
-46
-51
-54
-59
-63
-68
-69
-64
-62
-60
-53
-52
-52
-46
-51
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-27-29-31-39-44-42-41-40-38-33-30-31-30-29-31-32-20-21-22-25-33-39-37-35-33-31-27-24-24-23-22-24-25-14-15-16-18-27-33-32-29-26-24-21-17-17-17-16-17-19-10-13-13-13-23-30-28-25-22-20-17-13-12-13-13-13-15-5-8-7-8-18-25-23-19-16-15-10-7-6-7-7-7-9
Sunrise
4:39
4:18
4:00
3:45
3:31
Sunset
6:18
6:50
7:11
7:28
7:43
7:56

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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 -26°C on Sat afternoon, min -44°C on Mon morning). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed morning, min -38°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW 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.
2 hours ago
-35°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
hy2c261E69S
1172 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c260E69S
1190 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c263E68S
1193 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c265E68S
1209 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c260E68S
1215 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c264E68S
1220 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c259E68S
1235 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 322).
- km
hy2c255E69S
1243 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 332).
- km
hy2c254E69S
1267 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 338).
- 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.