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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri afternoon, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon morning, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4600
2550
2450
2450
2500
km/h
70
SW
80
SW
90
SSW
100
SSW
85
SW
75
SW
75
WSW
65
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
W
80
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
55
W
55
W
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
3
 mm
max °C
-41
-41
-42
-40
-37
-35
-34
-34
-36
-36
-34
-35
-34
-31
-30
-31
-31
min °C
-41
-43
-42
-41
-39
-36
-34
-36
-36
-36
-35
-36
-36
-33
-31
-31
-33
 chill °C
-67
-71
-70
-70
-66
-60
-58
-56
-57
-57
-58
-62
-60
-57
-52
-51
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-42-41-38-36-34-35-36-36-35-36-35-32-31-31-32-35-37-38-36-32-29-27-28-29-29-27-29-28-26-24-24-25-30-32-34-32-27-23-21-21-21-21-20-22-22-20-18-18-19-26-30-32-30-23-17-15-16-16-16-15-17-19-15-14-15-14-20-24-27-24-17-11-9-10-10-10-9-11-13-9-8-9-8
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri afternoon, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon morning, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Mon 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
hy2c277E67S
1347 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c277E66S
1373 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c273E66S
1409 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b279E66S
1418 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b277E66S
1418 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c278E66S
1424 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c272E66S
1431 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c270E66S
1444 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c274E66S
1452 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 230).
- km
hy2b278E66S
1453 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 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.