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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed afternoon, min -38°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun night, min -36°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the SW by Mon night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
4000
8250
9650
2500
5000
2300
2300
2450
3350
km/h
50
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
35
W
25
NW
10
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
WNW
15
SW
30
SSW
55
SSW
65
SW
65
SW
65
SW
90
WSW
90
SW
80
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
9
1
7
 mm
max °C
-31
-30
-30
-31
-34
-38
-37
-35
-34
-36
-36
-33
-31
-28
-27
-28
-28
-29
min °C
-31
-31
-32
-32
-36
-38
-38
-36
-36
-36
-36
-36
-32
-29
-28
-30
-29
-33
 chill °C
-51
-50
-50
-48
-50
-47
-54
-50
-49
-49
-53
-56
-54
-50
-49
-54
-52
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-31-32-35-38-38-36-35-36-36-35-32-29-28-29-29-31-24-23-24-25-29-32-31-29-28-30-29-27-24-23-21-23-22-25-17-16-16-18-23-26-25-23-22-24-23-21-18-16-14-16-16-18-13-11-11-13-18-22-22-20-19-20-21-17-13-12-10-11-13-13-7-5-5-7-11-17-17-15-13-15-15-11-7-6-4-5-7-7
Sunrise
1:20
1:10
1:02
12:54
12:46
12:38
Sunset
10:00
10:07
10:15
10:23
10:30
10:38

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed afternoon, min -38°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun night, min -36°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the SW 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
-23°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB259E67S
1433 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATC272E66S
1464 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the S
(27 kph at 177).
- km
ASCATB269E66S
1467 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATC270E66S
1469 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATC262E66S
1473 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the E
(29 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATC269E66S
1473 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the S
(38 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATB262E66S
1495 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATC261E66S
1497 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 78).
- 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.