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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed afternoon, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -40°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2450
3300
4450
km/h
75
WSW
70
WSW
55
SW
40
SW
30
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
50
SW
65
SW
80
SW
40
S
25
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-27
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-32
-32
-33
-33
-32
-33
-33
-33
-37
-38
-39
min °C
-30
-31
-30
-30
-31
-31
-32
-33
-33
-33
-32
-33
-33
-37
-38
-40
-39
 chill °C
-51
-52
-50
-48
-47
-49
-51
-53
-53
-53
-50
-50
-53
-62
-63
-60
-57
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-31-30-30-31-31-32-33-33-33-32-33-33-35-38-39-39-21-24-23-23-24-24-25-26-26-26-25-26-27-29-32-34-33-15-17-17-17-18-18-19-19-19-19-19-20-21-22-27-28-27-12-13-15-14-15-14-16-16-16-16-16-18-18-18-21-26-26-6-7-9-9-9-9-10-11-11-11-10-13-12-12-15-21-21
Sunrise
3:31
3:17
3:05
2:55
2:44
Sunset
7:43
7:56
8:08
8:19
8:30
8:41

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed afternoon, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -40°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Mon 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
BaseBelgranoII
1121 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-35°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
72
Gales from the SE
(72 kph at 140).
0.3 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
0.8 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB266E67S
1367 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 167).
- km
hy2c260E67S
1373 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 152).
- km
hy2c262E67S
1380 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 145).
- km
hy2c263E67S
1392 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATB264E67S
1393 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SE
(38 kph at 145).
- km
ASCATB263E67S
1393 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 144).
- km
ASCATB262E67S
1398 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 148).
- km
ASCATB261E67S
1402 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SE
(34 kph at 146).
- 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.