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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
2450
3800
3850
km/h
15
W
15
W
15
NW
15
W
30
W
60
WSW
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
WNW
55
WNW
85
WNW
50
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
35
SW
45
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-31
-30
-30
-32
-32
-26
-23
-21
-20
-20
-20
-28
-35
-34
-30
-32
-31
-30
min °C
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-31
-25
-22
-21
-20
-24
-34
-36
-35
-33
-33
-31
-32
 chill °C
-42
-43
-44
-45
-48
-50
-41
-38
-36
-33
-43
-56
-56
-54
-53
-48
-48
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
5:11
4:39
4:18
4:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
6:18
6:50
7:11
7:28

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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 -20°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Tue morning).

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
-31° C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 180).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 200).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 110).
0.0 km
Mid: overcast
2148 km ESE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Williams Field
2151 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (26 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
2352 km ESE
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

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* 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.