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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon afternoon, min -44°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the SSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue morning, min -39°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4600
km/h
40
W
35
WSW
50
SW
65
SW
60
SW
50
SW
75
SSW
65
SW
45
WSW
55
W
60
W
50
W
40
WNW
50
WNW
45
NW
45
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-41
-42
-42
-44
-43
-39
-36
-34
-34
-33
-34
-34
-35
-36
-37
min °C
-41
-42
-43
-44
-44
-44
-43
-37
-35
-34
-34
-34
-35
-35
-36
-38
 chill °C
-60
-64
-67
-70
-69
-68
-67
-60
-55
-54
-56
-54
-56
-56
-57
-57
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-42-43-43-44-44-41-37-35-34-34-34-35-35-36-38-34-37-38-39-40-40-37-32-30-28-28-28-29-29-30-31-29-32-33-34-36-36-33-28-25-22-22-22-23-23-23-25-25-29-31-31-33-33-31-24-21-18-18-18-18-19-18-20-19-25-26-26-28-28-26-19-15-12-12-12-13-13-12-14
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 -34°C on Mon afternoon, min -44°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the SSW by Sun night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue morning, min -39°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning).

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
-24° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB274E67S
1316 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NW
(10 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATC248E69S
1327 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATC274E67S
1328 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the N
(8 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATC249E69S
1345 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC275E67S
1346 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATC246E69S
1346 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SSW
(64 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC273E67S
1346 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB273E67S
1347 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 2).
- 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.