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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4700
4600
4500
4150
4050
4950
4950
km/h
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
45
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-26
-26
-25
-28
-28
-29
-39
-37
-33
-33
-32
-33
-34
-34
-33
-32
-30
-27
min °C
-26
-26
-27
-28
-28
-39
-39
-38
-36
-33
-33
-34
-35
-34
-33
-33
-31
-29
 chill °C
-41
-41
-42
-43
-44
-55
-56
-56
-53
-51
-50
-48
-48
-46
-44
-46
-45
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-33-34-35-40-43-43-41-39-38-39-40-40-39-38-36-34-26-26-26-28-28-34-39-38-35-33-33-34-35-34-33-33-31-28-20-19-20-22-22-29-35-32-28-27-27-28-29-29-28-27-25-22-16-15-15-18-19-23-32-30-26-25-25-26-28-28-26-25-23-20-10-9-10-12-13-17-27-25-21-19-20-21-23-22-20-20-18-15
Sunrise
3:05
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
Sunset
8:19
8:30
8:41
8:51
9:00
9:10

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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 -25°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-23°C
Clouds developing.
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
-
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseBernardoO higgins
1933 km NE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: few
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB302E63S
2009 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 264).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.