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Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -32°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4850
4650
4400
5100
km/h
35
SE
40
SE
25
SE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WNW
35
W
30
N
20
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-31
-31
-31
-31
-30
-29
-29
-27
-27
-26
-28
-27
-27
-35
-36
-37
min °C
-32
-31
-31
-31
-31
-30
-29
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-35
-35
-36
-39
 chill °C
-49
-48
-46
-44
-43
-43
-42
-40
-41
-42
-43
-44
-51
-49
-49
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-36-36-37-37-36-36-34-34-34-35-34-36-39-40-42-32-31-31-31-31-30-29-27-27-27-28-28-31-35-36-38-26-26-25-25-25-23-23-21-21-20-22-21-27-31-32-34-23-24-23-23-23-22-20-18-17-17-20-19-23-29-29-31-18-18-18-18-18-17-14-12-11-11-15-14-18-24-24-26
Sunrise
2:33
2:24
2:14
2:03
1:54
Sunset
8:51
9:00
9:10
9:18
9:26

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -32°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat 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
-24°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB257E67S
1437 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB258E67S
1451 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB257E66S
1457 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC271E66S
1459 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB258E66S
1462 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB259E66S
1466 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC271E65S
1471 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB268E66S
1476 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 248).
- 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.