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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -41°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Mon night, min -41°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, severe gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4450
4950
km/h
45
SW
45
SW
65
WSW
55
W
70
W
50
WNW
20
N
25
NW
25
NNW
30
N
25
NE
15
SE
15
S
25
S
45
S
70
SSW
75
SSW
40
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-34
-34
-33
-33
-32
-32
-37
-39
-40
-41
-40
-37
-37
-37
-35
-35
-35
-35
min °C
-35
-35
-35
-34
-33
-35
-38
-39
-41
-41
-40
-39
-37
-37
-37
-35
-35
-36
 chill °C
-55
-56
-57
-55
-55
-50
-53
-56
-60
-60
-57
-52
-50
-53
-58
-58
-59
-56
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-34-34-33-34-38-39-41-41-40-38-37-37-36-35-35-36-28-28-27-27-26-29-34-35-37-38-36-33-32-31-30-28-28-29-22-22-20-20-20-24-30-31-33-34-32-29-26-26-24-21-21-23-18-18-16-18-17-20-27-28-29-31-29-26-23-23-22-17-17-20-12-12-10-12-11-14-22-23-24-25-24-20-18-18-16-11-11-14
Sunrise
2:14
2:03
1:54
1:46
1:37
1:28
Sunset
9:10
9:18
9:26
9:36
9:44
9:52

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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 Fri afternoon, min -41°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Mon night, min -41°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, severe gales from the SSW by Tue 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
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
57 minutes ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
57 minutes ago
-10°C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
0.6 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB302E62S
2131 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB303E62S
2140 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 334).
- km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-32°C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ASCATB304E62S
2150 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 333).
- km
Williams Field
2151 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
6.0 km
Low: few
ASCATB305E62S
2170 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATC305E62S
2170 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SSE
(10 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATB302E61S
2238 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 18).
- 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.