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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -45°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5350
4250
2450
km/h
20
SW
20
W
25
W
20
NNW
20
W
45
WSW
100
WSW
75
W
65
W
45
W
50
NW
75
NW
75
WNW
65
WSW
65
SW
100
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
max °C
-38
-37
-37
-38
-38
-37
-31
-28
-27
-26
-28
-29
-37
-44
-43
-39
min °C
-39
-38
-37
-39
-39
-38
-36
-30
-28
-27
-28
-32
-44
-45
-44
-42
 chill °C
-55
-54
-54
-56
-54
-59
-62
-52
-48
-45
-46
-58
-71
-71
-71
-70
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-38-37-39-39-38-34-29-28-27-28-31-41-45-44-41-33-31-31-32-32-32-29-24-22-20-21-25-36-40-39-35-26-25-24-25-26-26-24-18-16-15-15-19-32-36-33-30-24-22-21-20-22-23-20-14-11-12-14-16-28-33-30-26-19-17-15-15-16-17-14-8-5-7-9-11-22-27-25-21
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
5:11
4:39
4:18
Sunset
12:00
12:00
6:18
6:50
7:11

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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 -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -45°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-32° C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB256E68S
1344 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
1370 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB256E67S
1376 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB254E68S
1386 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC276E66S
1388 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
1391 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC275E66S
1393 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB254E67S
1396 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 280).
- 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.