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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Thu afternoon, min -41°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5050
4000
km/h
45
WNW
35
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
30
W
40
NW
20
WNW
30
W
100
WSW
80
WSW
75
W
65
W
55
WNW
120
WNW
115
W
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-40
-40
-41
-40
-38
-38
-37
-37
-38
-38
-32
-29
-27
-26
-26
-34
-37
min °C
-40
-41
-41
-41
-39
-38
-38
-38
-39
-39
-37
-30
-28
-27
-29
-38
-38
 chill °C
-62
-61
-57
-56
-57
-54
-56
-56
-56
-57
-61
-53
-49
-47
-52
-65
-65
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-41-41-41-39-38-38-38-39-39-35-30-28-27-28-36-38-34-35-35-35-33-31-31-31-32-32-30-25-23-21-22-30-32-27-29-29-29-26-25-24-24-25-26-25-20-17-15-16-25-25-22-25-26-26-24-22-20-20-21-21-21-15-13-12-13-20-19-16-19-21-21-19-17-15-15-15-16-16-9-7-6-7-14-13
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:11
4:39
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:18
6:50

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Thu afternoon, min -41°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1323 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
High: few
ASCATB257E68S
1349 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC257E68S
1356 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC256E68S
1357 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
1362 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC255E68S
1374 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC254E68S
1392 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 258).
- 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.