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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3100
km/h
5
W
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
40
NW
35
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-24
-23
-25
-25
-19
-15
-14
-14
-14
-15
-19
-30
-29
-24
-24
-25
-23
min °C
-24
-25
-26
-26
-25
-17
-15
-15
-14
-18
-32
-31
-30
-28
-24
-25
-26
 chill °C
-30
-34
-37
-39
-38
-27
-27
-26
-24
-31
-46
-44
-45
-43
-35
-36
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-39-38-37-33-28-27-27-27-29-37-42-40-39-38-39-36-31-32-32-31-28-22-21-21-20-23-32-36-35-32-31-32-30-24-24-26-26-22-16-15-15-14-17-26-31-30-26-24-25-25-20-20-21-22-18-12-11-12-12-13-21-28-26-23-20-21-21-15-15-15-17-12-6-6-7-7-7-15-22-21-18-14-15-15
Sunrise
12:00
5:11
4:39
4:18
4:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
6:18
6:50
7:11
7:28

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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 -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

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.
1 hour ago
-29° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1323 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: clear
hy2c263E67S
1332 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c257E68S
1333 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 295).
- km
hy2c258E68S
1335 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC268E67S
1340 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 314).
- km
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
hy2c267E67S
1342 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c256E68S
1350 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 298).
- 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.