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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 01 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu morning).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5100
4000
km/h
65
WSW
80
WSW
70
W
70
WNW
75
W
65
WSW
55
WSW
35
W
20
W
25
W
50
WNW
55
WNW
45
W
75
W
65
W
60
W
65
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-31
-29
-29
-33
-33
-32
-31
-31
-29
-29
-30
-32
-34
-35
-36
-38
-38
-38
min °C
-35
-32
-29
-32
-34
-34
-33
-32
-32
-30
-29
-30
-33
-35
-36
-37
-38
-38
-40
 chill °C
-57
-56
-50
-52
-57
-56
-55
-48
-46
-43
-48
-50
-52
-59
-59
-60
-62
-60
-62
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-32-29-31-34-34-33-32-32-30-29-30-33-35-36-37-38-38-39-28-25-23-24-27-27-26-24-24-23-22-23-26-29-29-30-32-33-34-21-18-17-17-20-20-19-18-18-17-15-16-20-23-24-24-26-27-29-16-14-12-12-14-17-15-13-15-15-12-12-16-18-19-18-21-23-25-10-8-6-6-8-11-9-7-9-9-6-6-10-13-13-12-15-18-20
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu 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
ASCATB305E75S
861 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the S
(42 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATB304E75S
866 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSE
(38 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATB306E75S
876 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 167).
- km
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB276E66S
1403 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB277E66S
1405 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB271E66S
1413 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 316).
- km
hy2b255E67S
1420 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB272E66S
1420 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB273E66S
1428 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 303).
- 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.