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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed morning, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, near gales from the S by Tue night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4600
4700
3000
km/h
60
WSW
55
W
65
W
50
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
ESE
15
SSE
5
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
35
S
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-33
-33
-32
-32
-36
-38
-38
-40
-39
-38
-38
-37
-37
-37
-37
-37
min °C
-34
-33
-32
-34
-37
-38
-39
-40
-40
-39
-38
-38
-38
-37
-37
-37
 chill °C
-55
-54
-54
-50
-53
-54
-53
-50
-40
-51
-46
-50
-55
-58
-57
-56
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-32-33-37-38-39-40-40-39-38-38-38-37-37-37-27-26-26-28-32-34-35-36-36-35-34-33-33-33-32-31-20-19-20-23-28-29-31-32-31-30-29-28-28-28-27-26-16-16-16-18-25-27-27-28-28-26-26-25-25-26-25-24-9-11-10-12-20-21-22-23-22-21-20-19-20-21-20-19
Sunrise
2:03
1:54
1:46
1:37
1:28
Sunset
9:18
9:26
9:36
9:44
9:52

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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 Fri afternoon, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed morning, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, near gales from the S by Tue 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
-16°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-33°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB253E67S
1467 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNE
(50 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATB252E67S
1485 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB254E67S
1495 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB254E66S
1504 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB253E66S
1517 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNE
(47 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB252E66S
1529 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB274E65S
1533 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB275E65S
1538 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 196).
- 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.