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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 25 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sat afternoon, min -40°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Sat morning, near gales from the SW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu night, min -42°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SSW by Wed night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
AM
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
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5950
4600
km/h
95
SSW
80
SSW
65
WSW
70
SW
95
SSW
90
SW
55
SW
70
SW
90
SSW
70
SW
80
SW
55
WSW
60
SW
65
SW
75
SSW
100
SSW
60
SW
60
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-37
-35
-35
-40
-35
-35
-36
-39
-36
-36
-36
-38
-40
-41
-40
-38
-36
-34
min °C
-40
-35
-39
-40
-37
-36
-39
-39
-39
-37
-37
-39
-40
-42
-42
-39
-37
-36
 chill °C
-68
-60
-62
-65
-64
-59
-63
-64
-66
-61
-62
-62
-64
-68
-67
-67
-60
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-35-37-40-36-36-38-39-38-37-37-39-40-42-41-39-37-35-33-29-31-34-30-29-32-33-32-30-30-32-34-36-38-34-31-29-28-23-25-28-24-22-26-28-27-24-24-25-28-30-33-31-26-22-26-22-21-26-21-16-20-26-24-19-20-20-25-27-30-30-26-19-20-17-15-21-15-10-15-21-19-12-14-14-19-22-25-25-20-13
Sunrise
12:00
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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sat afternoon, min -40°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Sat morning, near gales from the SW by Mon morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu night, min -42°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SSW by Wed night).

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
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATC248E66S
1615 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATC247E66S
1623 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 57).
- km
ASCATB247E66S
1628 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NE
(29 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATC249E66S
1642 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATB248E66S
1644 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATB246E66S
1650 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NE
(29 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATC246E66S
1652 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NE
(29 kph at 49).
- km
ASCATC250E66S
1659 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB241E67S
1668 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NE
(18 kph at 44).
- 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.