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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Tue afternoon, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Mon morning, near gales from the ESE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri afternoon, min -40°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3700
4950
4750
4750
4300
km/h
20
SSE
45
SE
55
ESE
50
SE
40
SE
20
S
25
SW
25
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-42
-41
-37
-37
-36
-36
-37
-37
-37
-35
-34
-34
-34
-33
-33
-35
-37
-38
min °C
-42
-41
-39
-37
-37
-37
-37
-38
-38
-36
-35
-34
-34
-33
-35
-36
-37
-40
 chill °C
-59
-63
-60
-58
-57
-53
-53
-55
-54
-54
-54
-54
-55
-53
-49
-50
-50
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-41-38-37-37-37-37-38-38-36-35-34-34-33-34-36-37-39-37-35-32-31-31-31-31-31-31-29-28-28-28-27-27-29-31-34-31-29-25-26-26-25-25-25-25-23-22-22-21-20-21-22-25-28-29-27-23-24-24-23-23-23-23-20-19-18-17-16-18-19-22-25-25-22-19-19-19-18-18-18-17-14-13-13-12-11-13-13-17-20
Sunrise
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
2:03
1:54
Sunset
8:41
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 -36°C on Tue afternoon, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Mon morning, near gales from the ESE by Mon night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri afternoon, min -40°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW 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
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
hy2c277E65S
1525 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c278E65S
1540 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c277E64S
1596 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c276E64S
1633 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c278E64S
1662 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c279E64S
1664 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c280E64S
1667 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c281E64S
1668 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c275E64S
1668 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 240).
- 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.