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Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun night, min -43°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2500
3650
km/h
35
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
55
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
45
SW
60
WSW
55
SW
50
W
25
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
40
SE
40
ESE
30
SSE
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-30
-31
-32
-33
-32
-32
-32
-35
-36
-36
-42
-41
-40
-39
-38
-38
min °C
-30
-31
-32
-33
-32
-32
-34
-36
-37
-43
-43
-42
-41
-40
-39
-38
 chill °C
-47
-49
-52
-53
-51
-50
-55
-58
-59
-57
-62
-64
-61
-61
-60
-57
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-31-32-33-32-32-33-36-37-40-43-42-41-40-39-38-23-24-25-26-25-25-26-30-31-34-37-36-35-33-32-33-17-17-18-19-18-18-20-24-24-27-31-30-29-27-27-28-14-14-14-15-15-14-15-19-21-22-29-29-27-26-25-26-8-9-8-10-9-8-9-13-15-16-24-24-22-21-20-21
Sunrise
3:17
3:05
2:55
2:44
2:33
Sunset
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 -30°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sun morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun night, min -43°C on Sun night). Mainly near 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.
56 minutes ago
-32°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
56 minutes ago
-25°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: clear
1323 km S
2835m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: clear
1340 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
1.6 km
hy2b260E67S
1414 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ESE
(23 kph at 108).
- km
hy2b262E66S
1415 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ESE
(27 kph at 115).
- km
hy2b261E67S
1416 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 112).
- km
hy2b271E66S
1418 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SE
(32 kph at 140).
- km
hy2b256E67S
1429 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the ESE
(16 kph at 102).
- km
hy2b272E66S
1434 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SE
(29 kph at 135).
- 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.