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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -43°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri morning, min -39°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
3150
5000
4850
km/h
50
SW
45
SW
55
SW
60
SW
50
WSW
15
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
50
SE
50
SE
40
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
35
S
40
S
40
SSW
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Snowflake cm
4
 mm
max °C
-33
-32
-34
-35
-35
-43
-40
-39
-38
-38
-38
-39
-38
-38
-38
-36
-34
min °C
-33
-34
-35
-36
-43
-43
-42
-40
-38
-38
-39
-39
-39
-39
-38
-37
-35
 chill °C
-53
-54
-57
-59
-58
-56
-63
-57
-60
-60
-58
-56
-57
-56
-57
-57
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-35-36-39-43-41-40-38-38-39-39-39-39-38-37-35-26-26-29-29-33-37-36-34-33-32-33-34-33-33-33-31-28-19-20-23-23-27-31-29-28-27-27-27-28-27-28-27-26-23-14-15-18-19-21-28-28-26-25-25-26-26-25-24-25-23-20-8-9-12-13-15-23-23-21-19-20-21-21-20-19-20-18-15
Sunrise
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
Sunset
8:19
8:30
8:41
8:51
9:00
9:10

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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 -32°C on Sat night, min -43°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri morning, min -39°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
-30°C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
Mist
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
hy2b272E66S
1435 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
- km
hy2b272E65S
1493 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 352).
- km
hy2b270E65S
1515 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
- km
hy2b271E65S
1524 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 332).
- km
hy2b273E65S
1533 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NNW
(10 kph at 330).
- km
hy2b262E65S
1539 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 210).
- km
hy2b274E65S
1547 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 345).
- km
hy2b275E65S
1549 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NNW
(12 kph at 338).
- 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.