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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Mon morning, min -42°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Mon morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4800
5100
5050
km/h
45
S
40
SW
50
SW
60
WSW
50
W
60
W
55
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
5
NE
15
S
55
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-35
-34
-35
-34
-34
-34
-34
-38
-39
-41
-41
-41
-37
-36
-36
-37
min °C
-37
-35
-35
-35
-34
-34
-37
-38
-40
-42
-42
-41
-41
-36
-36
-38
 chill °C
-57
-54
-56
-57
-55
-56
-52
-53
-58
-59
-58
-41
-50
-58
-55
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-35-35-35-34-34-36-38-40-42-42-41-39-36-36-38-30-28-28-27-27-28-30-35-37-38-38-37-34-31-31-32-24-21-21-20-21-21-25-32-33-34-34-33-30-27-26-26-21-17-16-15-18-18-21-28-29-30-30-30-27-25-22-22-16-11-11-9-13-12-15-23-24-25-24-24-22-20-17-16
Sunrise
2:14
2:03
1:54
1:46
1:37
Sunset
9:10
9:18
9:26
9:36
9:44

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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 -34°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Mon morning, min -42°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Mon 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
BaseBelgranoII
1121 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB254E67S
1430 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ENE
(38 kph at 75).
- km
ASCATB253E67S
1447 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATB254E66S
1513 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATB253E66S
1517 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATB252E66S
1522 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATB248E67S
1581 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the E
(38 kph at 79).
- km
ASCATB247E67S
1581 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATB246E67S
1588 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 84).
- 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.