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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -40°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, gales from the W by Wed morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4900
km/h
20
W
30
W
50
WSW
50
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
80
WNW
35
W
35
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
60
WSW
65
W
65
WSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
4
 mm
max °C
-31
-31
-24
-20
-20
-20
-21
-23
-26
-36
-35
-34
-32
-29
-23
-25
-27
-24
min °C
-31
-31
-30
-22
-20
-21
-22
-24
-34
-40
-38
-35
-33
-31
-27
-25
-27
-26
 chill °C
-45
-47
-50
-38
-35
-37
-38
-42
-55
-59
-57
-55
-52
-49
-46
-44
-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
-38-37-32-27-26-27-28-30-36-42-42-41-39-37-31-31-33-32-31-31-27-21-20-21-22-24-30-38-37-35-33-30-25-25-27-25-25-25-22-15-15-15-16-17-25-34-32-30-26-23-20-19-21-19-20-22-18-11-10-12-12-13-20-30-30-26-24-19-16-15-18-15-15-16-12-6-5-6-7-8-15-25-25-20-18-14-10-10-12-10
Sunrise
12:00
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 Sun night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -40°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, gales from the W by Wed morning).

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.
3 hours ago
-27° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 210).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-23° C
Clouds developing.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
Clouds dissolving.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Snow
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-39° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: few

* 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.