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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -37°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue morning, min -36°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2500
2450
km/h
75
SW
75
WSW
65
WSW
80
WSW
55
WSW
80
WSW
75
W
70
WNW
65
WNW
70
WSW
55
WSW
40
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
50
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-37
-36
-36
-35
-34
-30
-29
-28
-32
-32
-30
-29
-29
-29
-29
-30
-32
min °C
-37
-37
-36
-36
-36
-32
-29
-30
-32
-33
-32
-30
-30
-29
-30
-31
-33
 chill °C
-62
-62
-59
-61
-58
-55
-50
-51
-54
-56
-54
-46
-46
-44
-47
-51
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-36-36-35-31-29-29-32-33-31-30-30-29-30-31-33-30-30-29-28-28-25-23-23-25-26-25-22-22-22-23-24-26-23-22-22-21-21-18-17-16-18-19-19-16-16-17-18-18-19-17-17-16-16-15-13-12-12-14-15-14-13-12-14-15-15-15-11-11-10-10-9-7-6-6-8-9-8-7-6-8-9-9-9
Sunrise
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -37°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue morning, min -36°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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.
54 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
ASCATB293E65S
1579 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB294E65S
1612 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB295E65S
1652 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB294E64S
1697 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB295E64S
1703 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
1753 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
1805 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB296E63S
1832 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
1849 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 213).
- 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.