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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4550
2500
km/h
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
15
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-21
-14
-10
-10
-11
-12
-15
-17
-31
-28
-22
-22
-18
-14
-14
-13
-11
min °C
-22
-21
-12
-11
-12
-12
-17
-31
-31
-29
-27
-23
-20
-19
-14
-14
-15
 chill °C
-32
-32
-20
-21
-22
-22
-26
-39
-41
-41
-39
-34
-31
-30
-23
-23
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-32-27-27-28-29-32-39-44-42-42-40-37-33-30-31-31-31-27-21-21-22-23-26-33-40-37-35-34-31-27-23-23-24-25-21-15-15-16-17-20-28-35-32-30-27-25-22-17-17-17-22-18-11-11-12-12-16-24-31-29-25-23-19-17-14-14-13-16-12-6-5-6-6-10-19-26-23-19-17-13-11-8-8-7
Sunrise
5:11
4:39
4:18
4:00
3:45
Sunset
12:00
6:18
6:50
7:11
7:28
7:43

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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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseBelgranoII
1121 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Snow
Wind obs. (28 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b282E65S
1575 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 245).
- km
hy2b283E65S
1577 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 248).
- km
hy2b285E65S
1581 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
- km
hy2b283E64S
1614 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b284E64S
1656 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 235).
- km
hy2b285E64S
1670 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 225).
- km
hy2b286E64S
1711 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 225).
- km
hy2b287E64S
1725 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 225).
- 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.