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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
 cm 
4
 mm 
max°C
-24
-24
-25
-27
-27
-28
-26
-25
-23
-19
-12
-10
-10
-13
-17
-22
-24
min°C
-24
-24
-26
-27
-28
-28
-27
-27
-24
-22
-18
-10
-11
-16
-20
-23
-26
chill°C 
-33
-33
-35
-35
-36
-35
-35
-36
-34
-32
-27
-16
-11
-23
-27
-29
-32
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-38-37-37-39-39-39-38-37-33-29-25-26-31-35-38-39-33-32-32-33-34-35-34-32-31-27-22-19-21-26-29-32-34-26-27-28-28-30-30-29-27-26-22-17-14-15-19-23-27-30-24-24-26-27-28-28-27-26-24-21-15-10-11-15-19-23-25-19-19-21-22-23-23-22-21-19-16-10-5-5-9-13-17-20
Sunrise
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
2:03
Sunset
8:30
8:41
8:51
9:00
9:10
9:18

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rutford at the specific elevation of 1500 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
BaseBelgranoII
1121 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
63
Gales from the S
(63 kph at 170).
27 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: few
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
Mist
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
Mist
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
27 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
2148 km ESE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Williams Field
2151 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Halvfarryggen
2236 km ESE
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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.