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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon night, min -40°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5150
km/h
35
SW
30
SW
45
SSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-39
-39
-35
-33
-32
-31
-31
-31
-32
-33
-35
-32
-31
-30
-26
-25
-22
-19
min °C
-39
-40
-39
-33
-32
-32
-31
-31
-33
-34
-35
-35
-32
-30
-29
-25
-24
-20
 chill °C
-58
-59
-58
-49
-47
-47
-48
-48
-50
-49
-49
-45
-45
-43
-43
-40
-39
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-44-41-38-37-38-37-37-39-40-41-40-38-37-34-31-29-26-39-40-37-33-32-32-31-31-33-34-35-34-32-30-28-25-23-20-35-35-33-29-28-26-25-25-27-28-29-28-26-24-21-20-17-13-33-33-31-25-24-21-21-20-22-24-25-26-24-22-18-15-13-10-28-28-25-20-18-15-15-14-17-18-19-20-19-16-12-9-8-5
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon night, min -40°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the W by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-23° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
85
Severe gales from the NNE
(85 kph at 20).
<100m
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB285E64S
1716 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB286E64S
1726 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB287E64S
1729 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC287E64S
1735 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC288E64S
1738 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB288E64S
1743 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB289E64S
1748 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(32 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATC289E64S
1753 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 313).
- 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.