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Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -34°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun afternoon, min -44°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4000
4050
km/h
45
SW
30
SW
45
SW
50
SW
60
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
65
WSW
35
S
45
SSE
50
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-30
-31
-32
-33
-32
-32
-32
-33
-36
-36
-43
-42
-39
-40
-39
-38
min °C
-30
-31
-31
-32
-33
-32
-32
-32
-34
-36
-41
-44
-42
-41
-40
-40
-40
 chill °C
-48
-47
-50
-52
-54
-51
-50
-51
-55
-57
-57
-65
-64
-62
-59
-60
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-31-31-32-33-32-32-32-34-36-39-44-42-40-40-40-39-22-24-24-25-26-25-25-26-28-30-32-38-36-34-34-34-33-16-17-18-19-19-19-18-19-22-23-25-33-31-28-29-29-29-13-14-15-15-16-15-15-15-17-19-20-29-30-27-28-29-28-7-8-9-9-10-10-9-10-12-13-14-24-25-22-23-24-23
Sunrise
3:17
3:05
2:55
2:44
2:33
Sunset
7:56
8:08
8:19
8:30
8:41
8:51

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -34°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun afternoon, min -44°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rutford at the specific elevation of 4477 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.
40 minutes ago
-31°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
40 minutes ago
-27°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
1323 km S
2835m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: clear
1340 km S
3012m alt.
50 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
ASCATB277E66S
1451 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 149).
- km
ASCATB276E66S
1456 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SE
(25 kph at 143).
- km
ASCATC270E66S
1458 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATC276E66S
1460 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 146).
- km
ASCATC273E66S
1460 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSE
(49 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATC275E66S
1461 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
- 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.