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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue night, min -40°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed morning, min -38°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
7750
8500
km/h
10
WNW
30
SSW
70
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
75
S
85
SSW
65
SSW
60
SSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
45
W
50
W
25
WSW
25
SW
10
SW
5
SE
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-36
-33
-37
-37
-36
-34
-32
-30
-30
-31
-31
-35
-37
-36
-35
-34
-35
min °C
-39
-37
-35
-37
-40
-38
-35
-33
-31
-30
-31
-33
-36
-38
-38
-35
-34
-36
 chill °C
-49
-55
-59
-57
-58
-59
-60
-55
-53
-49
-51
-53
-56
-51
-52
-44
-34
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-37-34-37-39-37-35-33-31-30-31-32-36-38-37-35-34-36-34-33-29-30-33-31-28-26-24-23-24-25-29-31-30-28-28-29-29-28-24-24-26-25-22-20-17-16-17-19-22-24-24-22-21-22-26-27-21-20-21-23-18-17-14-10-12-14-16-21-21-20-19-19-20-22-17-14-15-18-12-11-7-4-6-8-10-15-15-14-14-14
Sunrise
1:46
1:37
1:28
1:20
1:10
1:02
Sunset
9:36
9:44
9:52
10:00
10:07
10:15

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue night, min -40°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed morning, min -38°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Snow
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB274E66S
1454 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC273E66S
1457 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC274E66S
1458 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC271E66S
1460 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB271E66S
1462 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB273E66S
1462 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC272E66S
1463 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB272E66S
1465 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 264).
- 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.