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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon afternoon, min -44°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the SSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue morning, min -39°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4600
km/h
40
W
35
WSW
50
SW
65
SW
60
SW
50
SW
75
SSW
65
SW
45
WSW
55
W
60
W
50
W
40
WNW
50
WNW
45
NW
45
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-41
-42
-42
-44
-43
-39
-36
-34
-34
-33
-34
-34
-35
-36
-37
min °C
-41
-42
-43
-44
-44
-44
-43
-37
-35
-34
-34
-34
-35
-35
-36
-38
 chill °C
-60
-64
-67
-70
-69
-68
-67
-60
-55
-54
-56
-54
-56
-56
-57
-57
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-42-43-43-44-44-41-37-35-34-34-34-35-35-36-38-34-37-38-39-40-40-37-32-30-28-28-28-29-29-30-31-29-32-33-34-36-36-33-28-25-22-22-22-23-23-23-25-25-29-31-31-33-33-31-24-21-18-18-18-18-19-18-20-19-25-26-26-28-28-26-19-15-12-12-12-13-13-12-14
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon afternoon, min -44°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the SSW by Sun night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue morning, min -39°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Thu 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
ASCATB259E69S
1159 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB260E69S
1180 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB258E69S
1184 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC258E69S
1193 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC259E69S
1195 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB263E68S
1198 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATC264E68S
1210 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC263E68S
1212 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB257E69S
1214 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB264E68S
1216 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 280).
- 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.