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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
3450
4400
km/h
65
WNW
60
WNW
35
NW
25
SW
45
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
45
SW
55
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
35
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-24
-29
-37
-37
-33
-31
-28
-22
-20
-20
-22
-21
-20
-21
-23
-21
-22
min °C
-23
-26
-39
-38
-37
-36
-32
-29
-27
-22
-22
-23
-22
-21
-22
-23
-22
-23
 chill °C
-41
-45
-54
-55
-58
-57
-50
-47
-45
-38
-37
-39
-34
-33
-32
-35
-35
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-32-40-43-42-41-39-35-31-28-29-31-29-29-30-30-29-30-23-25-34-38-37-35-32-29-25-21-21-23-22-21-22-23-22-23-17-19-28-33-32-29-25-23-19-15-15-17-16-15-16-17-16-16-12-14-24-30-29-24-21-19-15-11-11-14-13-13-14-14-12-12-7-8-18-25-23-18-16-13-9-6-6-8-7-7-8-8-6-7
Sunrise
4:39
4:18
4:00
3:45
3:31
3:17
Sunset
6:50
7:11
7:28
7:43
7:56
8:08

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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 -22°C on Sun morning, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-31°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c286E64S
1709 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 218).
- km
hy2c285E64S
1711 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 218).
- km
hy2c287E64S
1731 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 215).
- km
hy2c285E63S
1742 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 210).
- km
hy2c286E63S
1743 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 205).
- km
hy2c288E63S
1750 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 210).
- km
hy2c287E63S
1781 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 202).
- km
hy2c295E64S
1786 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 215).
- 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.