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Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -37°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4300
km/h
30
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
S
30
S
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSE
35
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
4
 mm
max °C
-26
-28
-29
-29
-37
-36
-32
-32
-33
-32
-32
-31
-31
-29
-28
-24
min °C
-28
-29
-29
-35
-37
-36
-35
-33
-33
-33
-32
-32
-31
-30
-28
-27
 chill °C
-44
-46
-46
-51
-55
-54
-52
-50
-51
-50
-44
-46
-47
-45
-42
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-35-36-39-42-41-40-38-38-38-38-38-38-36-35-32-27-29-29-32-37-36-34-33-33-33-32-32-31-30-28-26-20-23-23-26-32-31-28-27-28-28-27-26-25-24-23-20-16-18-19-20-29-29-26-25-26-26-25-24-22-22-20-18-10-12-13-14-25-24-21-19-21-20-20-19-17-16-15-12
Sunrise
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
Sunset
8:30
8:41
8:51
9:00
9:10

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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 -26°C on Sat night, min -37°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rutford at the specific elevation of 3500 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
-18°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
28 km
Mid: few
ASCATB273E65S
1473 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATB274E65S
1502 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB277E65S
1526 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB275E65S
1528 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATB253E66S
1541 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATB278E65S
1550 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATB254E66S
1554 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATB276E65S
1568 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the N
(16 kph at 358).
- 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.