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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu afternoon, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -41°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4700
4400
4500
km/h
55
ESE
40
SE
25
S
25
S
35
SSE
40
S
40
SW
50
SW
65
WSW
60
W
75
W
40
WNW
20
N
20
W
20
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-37
-37
-37
-38
-37
-36
-35
-34
-34
-34
-32
-32
-36
-38
-39
-40
-41
-39
min °C
-37
-37
-38
-38
-37
-37
-35
-34
-35
-34
-33
-34
-38
-38
-39
-40
-41
-40
 chill °C
-59
-57
-54
-54
-55
-54
-54
-54
-57
-56
-56
-53
-50
-54
-55
-57
-59
-59
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-38-38-37-37-35-34-35-34-33-33-37-38-39-40-41-40-32-32-32-32-31-30-29-28-28-27-26-28-33-34-34-34-35-34-27-27-26-26-24-24-22-21-21-21-21-22-28-29-29-29-29-28-25-25-24-24-23-21-18-17-16-19-18-18-25-26-25-26-27-26-19-20-19-19-18-16-13-12-10-14-13-13-20-21-20-21-22-21
Sunrise
2:33
2:24
2:14
2:03
1:54
1:46
Sunset
8:51
9:00
9:10
9:18
9:26
9:36

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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 Thu afternoon, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -41°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat 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
BaseBelgranoII
1121 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
1323 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: clear
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
hy2c272E66S
1414 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c273E66S
1433 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c271E66S
1455 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c272E65S
1482 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c271E65S
1491 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c273E65S
1517 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 245).
- 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.