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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -33°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2450
2500
3700
4400
3950
km/h
60
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-20
-20
-23
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-24
-25
-28
-32
-32
-32
-30
min °C
-20
-21
-24
-24
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-27
-29
-33
-32
-33
-31
 chill °C
-37
-36
-39
-37
-36
-36
-37
-38
-39
-39
-39
-37
-42
-47
-54
-53
-54
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-31-31-30-31-32-33-33-33-33-32-33-35-39-38-38-37-20-21-24-24-23-24-25-25-25-25-25-25-26-29-33-32-33-31-14-15-17-17-17-18-19-19-19-18-19-18-20-23-28-27-27-25-11-11-13-15-14-15-16-16-15-15-15-15-17-19-25-25-25-23-6-5-7-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-9-10-11-13-20-20-20-19
Sunrise
3:45
3:31
3:17
3:05
2:55
2:44
Sunset
7:43
7:56
8:08
8:19
8:30
8:41

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -33°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Mon 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
-36°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (87 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.3 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
0.9 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 150).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: scattered
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.
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
Mist
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
0.2 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Williams Field
2151 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-32°C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.1 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.