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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 15 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sat night, min -40°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue night, min -36°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, stormy winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
35
WSW
25
W
40
NNW
35
NNW
60
WNW
70
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
max °C
-40
-38
-38
-37
-35
-35
-35
-35
-35
-35
-34
-34
-32
-31
-35
-33
-32
min °C
-40
-40
-38
-37
-36
-35
-35
-36
-36
-35
-35
-34
-33
-35
-36
-35
-34
-54
-53
-51
-52
-48
-47
-48
-49
-49
-45
-44
-52
-49
-55
-54
-57
-53
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4200
4150
4100
4750
4450
4100
4350
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-39-38-37-36-35-35-36-36-35-35-34-33-33-36-34-33-35-33-32-32-30-29-29-29-29-29-29-28-27-28-31-30-29-31-28-27-26-25-23-23-23-23-23-23-22-21-24-26-25-26-27-26-24-23-22-20-20-20-20-19-20-19-19-22-24-23-22-21-20-18-18-17-15-15-15-14-14-15-14-14-17-19-18-17
Sunrise
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sat night, min -40°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue night, min -36°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, stormy winds from the W by Wed 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
hy2c277E73S
671 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the S
(55 kph at 172).
- km
hy2c276E73S
676 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the S
(47 kph at 172).
- km
hy2c275E72S
689 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 175).
- km
hy2c277E72S
700 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the S
(55 kph at 178).
- km
hy2c276E72S
727 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 178).
- km
hy2c279E72S
742 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 172).
- km
hy2c280E72S
753 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 178).
- km
hy2c275E71S
813 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 175).
- km
hy2c276E71S
816 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the S
(51 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATB262E71S
897 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 251).
- 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.