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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 28 Aug 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 -45°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Tue morning, min -44°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4400
4700
km/h
50
SW
55
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
50
SW
70
W
30
S
35
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
30
ESE
15
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
4
 mm
max °C
-32
-33
-32
-32
-32
-34
-35
-36
-44
-43
-41
-39
-39
-39
-40
-40
-40
min °C
-32
-33
-33
-32
-33
-35
-36
-44
-45
-44
-42
-40
-39
-40
-40
-40
-41
 chill °C
-52
-53
-52
-51
-52
-55
-57
-62
-66
-65
-64
-62
-58
-40
-40
-50
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-33-33-32-33-35-36-40-45-44-42-40-39-40-40-40-41-25-26-25-25-26-29-29-35-40-37-36-34-33-33-34-34-35-18-19-18-18-19-23-23-30-36-31-29-27-27-27-28-28-29-14-15-15-14-15-19-19-25-33-29-26-25-25-26-27-27-27-8-9-10-9-10-13-14-19-28-24-21-20-20-21-22-22-22
Sunrise
3:05
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
Sunset
8:08
8:19
8:30
8:41
8:51
9:00

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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 -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -45°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Tue morning, min -44°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed 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.
38 minutes ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
38 minutes ago
-22°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC261E67S
1415 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSE
(29 kph at 149).
- km
ASCATC260E67S
1427 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 150).
- km
ASCATC259E67S
1428 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 144).
- km
ASCATC258E67S
1445 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 142).
- km
ASCATC257E67S
1459 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 147).
- km
ASCATC267E66S
1462 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 145).
- km
ASCATC256E67S
1472 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 154).
- km
ASCATC255E67S
1484 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 159).
- 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.