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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5150
4250
2450
km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
35
NW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-27
-25
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-21
-17
-14
-14
-12
-13
-16
-32
-30
-26
min °C
-29
-28
-27
-25
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-19
-15
-14
-13
-14
-30
-32
-32
-29
 chill °C
-38
-37
-36
-32
-30
-33
-38
-38
-39
-28
-27
-25
-24
-26
-46
-46
-46
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-39-38-38-38-38-37-34-29-27-26-26-27-34-43-41-39-35-34-33-31-31-32-32-32-29-24-21-20-19-20-29-37-36-33-29-28-26-25-24-25-26-26-24-18-15-14-13-14-23-32-31-28-27-26-23-22-20-21-21-22-19-13-10-11-11-11-19-29-29-25-22-21-18-16-15-15-15-16-14-7-4-6-5-6-14-23-24-19
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:11
4:39
4:18
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:18
6:50
7:11

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rutford at the specific elevation of 2500 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
-32° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 140).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 20).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
46 minutes ago
0° C
Mist
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 10).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Mist
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Mist -.
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 10).
2.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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.