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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun afternoon, min -43°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri afternoon, min -37°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4600
4300
4400
km/h
60
SW
65
W
40
SSE
50
SSE
55
ESE
50
SE
45
ESE
25
SSE
25
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
25
WSW
35
W
20
W
30
NNW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
 mm
max °C
-36
-36
-42
-41
-38
-37
-37
-36
-37
-37
-36
-34
-32
-30
-30
-29
-30
min °C
-36
-43
-42
-42
-41
-38
-37
-37
-37
-37
-37
-35
-33
-31
-30
-29
-32
 chill °C
-59
-60
-63
-65
-63
-60
-58
-55
-54
-56
-55
-54
-51
-47
-46
-42
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-40-42-42-40-38-37-37-37-37-37-35-33-31-30-29-31-29-33-37-36-33-32-32-31-31-31-30-29-26-24-23-23-25-23-27-31-30-27-27-27-26-25-25-24-23-20-17-16-17-19-18-22-29-29-25-25-25-24-24-23-22-20-18-15-14-15-14-12-16-25-24-20-19-20-19-19-18-17-14-13-10-9-10-9
Sunrise
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
2:03
Sunset
8:30
8:41
8:51
9:00
9:10
9:18

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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 -36°C on Sun afternoon, min -43°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri afternoon, min -37°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
69
Gales from the SE
(69 kph at 140).
0.8 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
Fog
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
1.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1323 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: clear
1340 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
6.0 km
ASCATB257E67S
1457 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 112).
- km
ASCATC263E66S
1509 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the E
(29 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATC262E66S
1510 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATB262E66S
1520 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the E
(23 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATB261E66S
1520 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATC261E66S
1526 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 81).
- 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.