Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford Weather Forecast

Sentinel Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri morning, min -40°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3150
8650
2450
2450
km/h
30
SW
70
SW
55
WNW
50
WSW
60
W
30
W
70
SW
40
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
70
WNW
35
WNW
65
W
90
WNW
75
WNW
60
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-40
-32
-32
-35
-33
-35
-33
-29
-28
-29
-26
-27
-30
-26
-26
-25
-26
min °C
-40
-37
-33
-36
-33
-36
-34
-31
-29
-29
-27
-27
-30
-29
-26
-27
-30
 chill °C
-58
-62
-54
-57
-56
-54
-57
-50
-48
-48
-44
-47
-47
-49
-48
-46
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
50
0
0
0
200
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-35-33-36-33-36-34-30-29-29-27-27-30-28-26-26-28-34-29-27-28-26-28-26-22-21-22-20-21-23-21-20-20-21-28-23-20-21-19-20-20-16-14-15-14-15-17-15-14-13-15-24-18-15-17-14-14-17-12-9-10-9-10-12-11-9-10-11-19-12-9-11-8-8-11-6-3-4-3-4-6-5-3-5-5
Sunrise
—
—
11:15
—
—
11:07
—
—
10:59
—
—
10:50
—
—
10:40
—
—
Sunset
1:34
—
1:42
—
—
1:51
—
—
1:59
—
—
2:07
—
—
2:15
—
—

Loading...

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri morning, min -40°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

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
1323 km S
2835m alt.
33 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: clear
1340 km S
3012m alt.
43 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
ASCATB268E67S
1358 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATC267E67S
1365 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC268E67S
1366 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB267E67S
1368 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB266E67S
1378 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATC266E67S
1379 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB265E67S
1379 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC265E67S
1380 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 302).
- 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.