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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 15 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sat night, min -40°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, severe gales from the W by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
night
AM
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
km/h
10
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WSW
30
W
35
NW
35
NNW
75
W
60
NW
45
N
25
N
35
N
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
3
2
1
max °C
-38
-38
-37
-35
-35
-35
-35
-35
-35
-35
-34
-33
-32
-35
-32
-31
-34
-35
-35
min °C
-40
-38
-37
-36
-35
-35
-35
-36
-35
-35
-35
-34
-34
-35
-34
-32
-35
-35
-37
-54
-52
-53
-48
-47
-47
-48
-47
-44
-45
-50
-50
-53
-53
-58
-52
-54
-51
-52
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4100
3800
4900
4100
4000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-38-37-36-35-35-35-36-35-35-35-34-33-35-33-32-35-35-36-34-32-32-30-29-29-29-29-29-29-28-27-28-30-29-29-31-31-32-29-27-26-24-23-23-23-23-23-22-22-22-23-25-25-26-29-27-27-26-24-23-21-21-20-20-20-19-20-20-20-21-23-22-23-26-25-24-20-19-18-16-15-15-14-15-14-15-15-15-15-18-17-17-21-20-18
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sat night, min -40°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, severe gales from the W by Wed 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
ASCATC261E70S
996 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the E
(55 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATC262E70S
1008 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATB261E70S
1009 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the E
(55 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATC260E70S
1027 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the ENE
(55 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATB260E70S
1050 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the E
(55 kph at 81).
- km
ASCATC259E70S
1054 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATB259E70S
1056 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the E
(55 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATC262E69S
1087 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ENE
(51 kph at 65).
- km
ASCATC258E70S
1093 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATC257E70S
1094 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 82).
- 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.