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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Thu night, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5150
2450
km/h
45
SW
45
SW
30
SW
30
SW
75
SSW
80
SW
85
SSW
100
SSW
85
SW
90
SW
75
SW
60
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
W
80
W
75
WSW
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-38
-38
-39
-40
-41
-41
-39
-36
-35
-35
-34
-34
-33
-33
-35
-34
-31
min °C
-38
-38
-39
-40
-41
-42
-42
-40
-38
-35
-35
-34
-34
-34
-35
-35
-35
-33
 chill °C
-59
-59
-54
-64
-66
-69
-70
-69
-65
-61
-59
-57
-55
-55
-56
-59
-59
-56
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-39-40-41-42-42-40-37-35-35-34-34-34-34-35-35-32-31-31-33-34-35-36-37-36-32-29-28-28-27-26-27-28-28-25-24-25-26-28-30-31-33-32-27-23-22-21-20-19-19-21-21-18-18-21-23-24-27-29-32-31-24-17-17-15-14-14-14-15-16-14-11-15-17-18-21-24-27-25-18-11-11-9-8-8-8-9-11-7
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 -36°C on Thu night, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATC240E66S
1751 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC239E66S
1776 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC238E66S
1779 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATC240E65S
1841 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATC237E66S
1851 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NE
(18 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATC236E66S
1855 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 28).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 190).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC239E65S
1867 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATC238E65S
1875 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 36).
- 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.