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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -37°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2500
2450
4050
km/h
80
SW
75
SW
75
WSW
65
WSW
75
WSW
35
WSW
75
WSW
65
W
65
WNW
65
WNW
55
W
55
WSW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
45
NW
30
NNW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-37
-37
-36
-36
-35
-34
-31
-29
-28
-31
-32
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
-32
min °C
-37
-37
-37
-36
-36
-36
-33
-29
-29
-33
-32
-32
-30
-31
-30
-30
-31
-34
 chill °C
-62
-62
-62
-59
-60
-54
-56
-50
-49
-54
-52
-54
-48
-48
-46
-47
-49
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-37-36-36-35-32-29-29-32-32-31-30-31-30-30-31-33-30-30-30-29-28-27-25-23-22-24-26-24-22-23-23-23-25-27-23-23-23-22-21-20-18-17-15-17-20-18-16-17-17-17-19-21-18-17-17-16-16-16-14-12-12-12-15-14-13-13-13-14-15-17-12-11-11-10-10-10-8-5-6-6-9-8-7-7-8-9-9-11
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -37°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
83
Severe gales from the SSW
(83 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB302E62S
2124 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATB303E62S
2142 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SE
(49 kph at 141).
- km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-44° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
2148 km ESE
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Williams Field
2151 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-32° C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
4.5 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
ASCATC304E62S
2152 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSE
(60 kph at 148).
- km
ASCATB304E62S
2157 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 143).
- 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.