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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 25 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Sun morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri afternoon, min -44°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SSW by Thu morning).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
km/h
70
WSW
55
SW
105
SW
85
SW
85
SSW
65
SW
85
SW
65
WSW
65
SW
30
WSW
40
SW
65
SSW
70
SSW
85
SSW
100
SW
75
SW
75
WSW
55
WSW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
2
2
 mm
max °C
-35
-40
-38
-37
-37
-37
-35
-35
-37
-38
-42
-43
-43
-41
-38
-36
-35
-33
-33
min °C
-39
-41
-40
-39
-38
-37
-36
-36
-37
-41
-42
-43
-44
-42
-39
-38
-35
-34
-35
 chill °C
-60
-68
-69
-64
-64
-61
-59
-60
-60
-55
-64
-69
-71
-70
-67
-64
-59
-55
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-41-39-38-38-37-36-36-37-40-42-43-44-42-39-37-35-34-34-31-35-34-33-32-31-30-29-30-33-38-39-38-38-35-32-29-27-27-24-30-29-27-26-25-23-23-24-27-33-34-34-34-30-26-23-20-20-19-27-25-22-25-21-17-17-20-23-30-33-32-32-28-22-17-15-16-13-22-20-16-20-15-11-11-14-17-25-28-27-27-23-16-11-10-11
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Sun morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri afternoon, min -44°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SSW 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
ASCATC276E72S
682 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC272E72S
737 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC275E72S
743 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATC274E72S
747 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 231).
- km
1340 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB271E66S
1362 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB272E66S
1373 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB273E66S
1389 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB270E66S
1397 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB269E66S
1404 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 284).
- 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.