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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Mon morning, min -42°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -39°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4700
4600
2450
2450
km/h
50
SW
40
W
30
W
45
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
35
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
NW
35
W
85
WSW
75
WSW
60
WSW
65
W
45
W
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-37
-37
-37
-38
-38
-39
-42
-41
-39
-38
-36
-35
-36
-32
-27
-25
-26
-25
min °C
-38
-37
-38
-38
-39
-41
-42
-42
-40
-39
-37
-37
-37
-35
-31
-25
-27
-27
 chill °C
-60
-56
-56
-59
-62
-63
-62
-58
-56
-57
-54
-55
-56
-60
-53
-44
-46
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-37-38-38-39-40-42-42-40-39-37-36-37-34-29-25-27-26-34-32-31-32-33-34-36-36-34-32-30-30-30-28-23-19-20-19-29-27-26-25-26-28-30-30-28-26-24-23-23-22-17-13-15-13-26-24-21-20-21-24-26-27-26-24-21-19-19-18-12-9-11-11-20-18-15-14-15-18-20-21-21-19-16-13-13-12-6-3-6-6
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:11
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:18

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Mon morning, min -42°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -39°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Fri 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
-21° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
ASCATC242E68S
1504 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC241E68S
1535 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC243E68S
1546 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATC243E67S
1586 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATC242E67S
1603 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC241E67S
1623 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC240E68S
1626 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 294).
- 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.