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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 27 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu morning, min -38°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
10
NW
20
W
45
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
70
SW
70
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
60
W
70
W
70
W
55
WNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
20
SW
15
WSW
30
WNW
 cm 
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-35
-36
-37
-36
-36
-36
-37
-37
-38
-38
-38
-38
-38
-35
-32
-35
-35
-36
-38
-36
-37
-38
-35
-32
-32
-32
-32
-33
-34
-32
-32
-32
-33
-32
-31
-30
min°C
-35
-36
-37
-36
-36
-37
-37
-37
-38
-38
-38
-38
-38
-37
-34
-35
-35
-38
-38
-37
-39
-39
-36
-35
-32
-32
-33
-33
-34
-33
-32
-33
-34
-32
-32
-32
chill°C 
-49
-52
-54
-49
-46
-48
-49
-49
-51
-52
-53
-54
-49
-51
-54
-54
-54
-55
-56
-55
-54
-55
-60
-59
-52
-50
-54
-55
-57
-56
-52
-52
-51
-45
-44
-50
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4450
3300
5050
5450
4150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-36-37-36-36-37-37-37-38-38-38-38-38-36-33-35-35-37-38-37-38-39-36-34-32-32-33-33-34-33-32-33-34-32-32-31-30-31-32-31-31-31-32-32-33-33-33-33-33-31-29-29-30-31-31-30-32-32-31-29-28-27-27-27-28-27-27-27-29-28-27-26-24-25-27-26-26-26-27-27-28-28-28-28-27-25-24-24-24-25-25-24-26-26-26-25-23-22-22-21-22-21-21-22-23-24-23-22-21-21-22-24-24-24-25-25-26-26-26-24-23-23-19-18-20-21-22-22-22-23-23-21-19-19-18-16-17-16-17-18-20-22-21-18-15-15-17-19-19-18-19-20-21-20-20-18-17-17-13-12-14-15-17-17-17-18-17-16-14-14-12-10-11-10-11-13-14-17-16-13
Sunrise
1:15
1:23
1:31
1:38
1:46
1:54
2:01
2:10
2:17
2:26
2:33
2:42
Sunset
12:14
12:06
11:56
11:48
11:41
11:33
11:23
11:15
11:07
10:59
9:49
10:41

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu morning, min -38°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
ASCATB338E74S
1688 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATB337E73S
1714 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATB329E71S
1758 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATB338E73S
1776 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB330E71S
1786 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 68).
- km
ASCATB331E71S
1795 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 67).
- km
ASCATB340E73S
1809 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATB339E73S
1815 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATB336E72S
1829 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 158).
- 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.