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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon night, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, moderate winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5200
km/h
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-39
-40
-35
-33
-32
-31
-31
-32
-32
-35
-36
-34
-32
-30
-28
min °C
-39
-40
-40
-39
-33
-32
-32
-31
-32
-34
-36
-36
-36
-33
-32
-29
 chill °C
-58
-59
-59
-58
-49
-46
-46
-47
-48
-50
-50
-47
-47
-47
-46
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-44-44-41-37-37-38-38-38-40-42-42-41-39-37-36-39-40-40-37-33-32-32-31-32-33-36-36-35-33-31-29-34-36-36-33-29-28-26-25-26-27-29-30-29-27-26-22-31-33-33-31-26-24-21-20-20-22-25-26-27-25-23-19-26-28-28-26-20-19-15-15-14-17-19-20-22-20-18-13
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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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 -31°C on Mon night, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, moderate winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-23° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
Mist
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2b252E69S
1318 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB252E69S
1319 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB253E68S
1330 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB252E68S
1330 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 306).
- km
hy2b252E68S
1334 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
- km
hy2b250E69S
1336 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b251E68S
1344 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b250E68S
1355 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 282).
- 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.