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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu afternoon, min -35°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5050
4000
km/h
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
25
NW
20
W
25
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
50
W
40
WNW
80
WNW
80
W
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-33
-34
-35
-34
-32
-31
-30
-30
-32
-32
-28
-24
-22
-20
-20
-29
-31
min °C
-34
-35
-35
-35
-33
-31
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-26
-23
-21
-23
-31
-32
 chill °C
-51
-49
-47
-47
-46
-42
-43
-45
-45
-46
-50
-43
-39
-37
-41
-52
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-41-41-41-39-38-38-38-39-39-35-30-28-27-28-36-38-34-35-35-35-33-31-31-31-32-32-30-25-23-21-22-30-32-27-29-29-29-26-25-24-24-25-26-25-20-17-15-16-25-25-22-25-26-26-24-22-20-20-21-21-21-15-13-12-13-20-19-16-19-21-21-19-17-15-15-15-16-16-9-7-6-7-14-13
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:11
4:39
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:18
6:50

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu afternoon, min -35°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-34° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c243E68S
1511 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c242E68S
1520 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 295).
- km
hy2c245E68S
1530 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC245E68S
1535 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c248E67S
1545 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC244E68S
1548 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c244E68S
1550 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c245E67S
1551 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 270).
- 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.