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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri morning, min -37°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun night, min -41°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
55
SW
65
SW
35
WSW
20
W
10
N
15
NE
20
E
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
45
S
30
SW
25
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ESE
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-32
-30
-29
-29
-30
-33
-34
-35
-37
-36
-35
-35
-36
-38
-40
-41
-39
min°C
-33
-32
-29
-30
-32
-33
-34
-36
-37
-36
-35
-36
-37
-40
-40
-41
-41
chill°C 
-54
-54
-45
-43
-44
-46
-48
-56
-56
-54
-55
-52
-52
-52
-52
-53
-54
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4700
5250
4900
4650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-31-29-30-31-33-34-36-37-36-35-36-37-39-40-41-40-26-25-22-23-25-28-29-31-31-31-30-30-31-33-35-36-34-20-18-15-16-19-22-24-26-26-25-24-24-25-28-30-30-29-18-14-12-13-16-20-22-22-23-24-21-20-21-22-25-26-24-13-8-6-8-11-15-17-17-17-19-15-15-15-17-19-21-19
Sunrise
11:49
11:40
11:32
11:24
11:16
Sunset
11:08
11:15
11:23
11:30
11:37
11:45

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri morning, min -37°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun night, min -41°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
1323 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1340 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATB270E67S
1345 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB269E67S
1356 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB269E66S
1392 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB268E66S
1422 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB260E67S
1426 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATB259E67S
1436 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATB258E67S
1450 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 5).
- 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.