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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 24 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
30
W
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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2
2
max °C
-20
-20
-19
-20
-20
-19
-21
-22
-23
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
-20
-20
-20
-20
min °C
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-22
-23
-25
-26
-27
-27
-26
-26
-24
-21
-21
-21
-32
-30
-28
-32
-32
-33
-32
-33
-32
-33
-27
-27
-38
-40
-40
-32
-33
-32
0
0
0
0
50
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4950
5400
2450
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-26-27-27-27-29-30-31-32-33-33-32-33-29-27-28-28-20-20-20-20-20-20-22-23-24-26-27-27-26-26-22-21-21-21-15-14-14-13-13-13-14-16-18-20-21-21-20-20-16-14-14-15-12-12-11-9-9-9-10-12-14-17-17-17-16-15-13-10-11-11-7-7-5-3-3-3-4-6-9-12-12-11-11-10-7-4-5-5
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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
Mist
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
1340 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseBernardoO higgins
1933 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 170).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATB228E67S
1979 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB227E67S
1986 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB228E66S
1989 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 283).
- 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.