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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu morning, min -39°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Mon night, moderate winds from the S by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri night, min -44°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4850
4650
4400
5100
km/h
55
ESE
55
SE
35
SE
25
S
25
SSE
35
S
40
S
35
SW
40
SW
55
WSW
45
WNW
55
W
50
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-37
-36
-36
-37
-37
-36
-35
-33
-33
-33
-35
-34
-32
-39
-40
-40
min °C
-39
-36
-36
-37
-37
-36
-36
-34
-34
-34
-35
-34
-39
-39
-40
-43
 chill °C
-61
-58
-55
-55
-54
-54
-54
-52
-53
-55
-55
-55
-60
-56
-56
-61
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-36-36-37-37-36-36-34-34-34-35-34-36-39-40-42-32-31-31-31-31-30-29-27-27-27-28-28-31-35-36-38-26-26-25-25-25-23-23-21-21-20-22-21-27-31-32-34-23-24-23-23-23-22-20-18-17-17-20-19-23-29-29-31-18-18-18-18-18-17-14-12-11-11-15-14-18-24-24-26
Sunrise
2:33
2:24
2:14
2:03
1:54
Sunset
8:51
9:00
9:10
9:18
9:26

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu morning, min -39°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Mon night, moderate winds from the S by Tue night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri night, min -44°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

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
-28°C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1323 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: clear
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
0.6 km
ASCATB277E65S
1497 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB278E65S
1498 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB279E65S
1530 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB281E64S
1667 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB280E64S
1675 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB282E64S
1677 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB281E63S
1705 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
- 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.