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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
2500
5600
km/h
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
55
WSW
70
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-29
-27
-20
-20
-20
-22
-22
-22
-23
-25
-25
-25
-26
-25
-24
-29
-32
-34
min °C
-31
-28
-25
-20
-23
-24
-23
-22
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-25
-26
-31
-33
-36
 chill °C
-50
-46
-42
-36
-37
-38
-36
-35
-39
-39
-40
-42
-42
-39
-42
-51
-55
-59
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-34-29-27-29-31-30-29-31-32-32-33-33-32-33-36-39-41-30-28-23-20-22-23-23-22-24-25-25-26-26-25-25-30-33-35-24-22-17-14-15-17-16-16-18-19-19-19-19-19-19-24-27-30-21-16-13-11-11-14-14-14-15-16-16-15-15-16-14-20-22-26-15-10-7-5-5-8-8-8-9-11-10-9-9-10-8-15-16-21
Sunrise
4:00
3:45
3:31
3:17
3:05
2:55
Sunset
7:28
7:43
7:56
8:08
8:19
8:30

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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 Tue night, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the SW by Sun night).

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
-38°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1323 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: clear
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
9.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB232E66S
1966 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATB232E65S
1991 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 353).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: clear

* 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.