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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Tue afternoon, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Mon morning, near gales from the ESE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri afternoon, min -40°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3700
4950
4750
4750
4300
km/h
20
SSE
45
SE
55
ESE
50
SE
40
SE
20
S
25
SW
25
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-42
-41
-37
-37
-36
-36
-37
-37
-37
-35
-34
-34
-34
-33
-33
-35
-37
-38
min °C
-42
-41
-39
-37
-37
-37
-37
-38
-38
-36
-35
-34
-34
-33
-35
-36
-37
-40
 chill °C
-59
-63
-60
-58
-57
-53
-53
-55
-54
-54
-54
-54
-55
-53
-49
-50
-50
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-41-38-37-37-37-37-38-38-36-35-34-34-33-34-36-37-39-37-35-32-31-31-31-31-31-31-29-28-28-28-27-27-29-31-34-31-29-25-26-26-25-25-25-25-23-22-22-21-20-21-22-25-28-29-27-23-24-24-23-23-23-23-20-19-18-17-16-18-19-22-25-25-22-19-19-19-18-18-18-17-14-13-13-12-11-13-13-17-20
Sunrise
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
2:03
1:54
Sunset
8:41
8:51
9:00
9:10
9:18
9:26

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Tue afternoon, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Mon morning, near gales from the ESE by Mon night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri afternoon, min -40°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

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
1340 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
2148 km ESE
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Williams Field
2151 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Halvfarryggen
2236 km ESE
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2352 km ESE
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB311E60S
2489 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 278).
- 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.