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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4700
4600
2450
2450
km/h
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
20
NW
25
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
50
W
35
W
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-33
-32
-31
-32
-32
-33
-36
-35
-33
-31
-29
-29
-30
-27
-21
-19
-20
-18
min °C
-34
-32
-31
-32
-33
-35
-36
-36
-35
-32
-30
-30
-30
-29
-25
-19
-20
-20
 chill °C
-50
-46
-45
-47
-50
-51
-50
-48
-48
-45
-42
-44
-45
-48
-42
-33
-36
-34
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
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:11
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:18

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri 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.
51 minutes ago
-21° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
51 minutes ago
-11° C
Mist
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
51 minutes ago
-1° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
51 minutes ago
1° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
51 minutes ago
-2° C
Mist
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Mist -.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
3.5 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
2148 km ESE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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.