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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -40°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue morning, min -40°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4500
5050
5350
4700
km/h
45
SW
60
WSW
55
W
65
W
55
WNW
20
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NE
15
ENE
20
SSE
20
S
30
S
45
SSW
75
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-33
-33
-32
-33
-36
-38
-39
-40
-39
-38
-37
-36
-36
-35
-36
-37
min °C
-35
-34
-33
-32
-35
-37
-38
-40
-40
-40
-38
-37
-36
-36
-36
-36
-39
 chill °C
-56
-55
-54
-54
-51
-52
-56
-56
-54
-55
-52
-52
-53
-56
-60
-58
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-34-33-32-34-37-38-40-40-40-38-37-36-36-36-36-38-28-27-26-26-29-32-34-35-36-36-33-32-31-31-30-30-31-22-20-19-19-23-28-30-31-32-31-28-26-25-24-23-24-25-17-16-17-16-19-25-26-28-29-28-25-23-23-21-19-21-23-12-9-12-10-13-20-21-22-24-22-20-18-18-15-14-16-17
Sunrise
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 -40°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue morning, min -40°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, 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
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
1.2 km
High: scattered
ASCATC258E67S
1437 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 57).
- km
ASCATB258E67S
1443 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 59).
- km
ASCATC257E67S
1449 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 56).
- km
ASCATB257E67S
1456 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 57).
- km
ASCATB256E67S
1460 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NE
(44 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATC256E67S
1471 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATC255E67S
1478 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
1480 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NE
(47 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATB254E67S
1486 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 49).
- 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.