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Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Mon afternoon, min -42°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -39°C on Thu night). Mainly extremely windy.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5150
4900
2500
km/h
40
W
30
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
NW
45
WSW
95
WSW
80
WSW
75
WSW
55
W
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-36
-36
-38
-39
-40
-42
-41
-39
-37
-37
-36
-37
-34
-27
-24
-26
-25
min °C
-36
-38
-38
-39
-41
-42
-41
-40
-38
-37
-39
-37
-36
-32
-25
-28
-27
 chill °C
-56
-58
-59
-62
-64
-62
-56
-58
-57
-55
-54
-58
-62
-56
-45
-46
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-37-38-39-41-42-41-40-38-37-38-37-35-30-25-27-26-31-32-32-33-34-36-35-34-32-30-31-31-30-24-19-21-20-26-25-26-27-28-30-30-28-25-24-24-25-25-19-13-16-14-22-20-21-22-24-26-27-26-23-20-20-21-21-15-9-12-11-17-15-15-16-18-20-22-21-18-15-14-16-15-8-3-6-6
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:11
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:18

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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 -36°C on Mon afternoon, min -42°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -39°C on Thu night). Mainly extremely windy.

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.
1 hour ago
-32° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1323 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c273E67S
1327 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SE
(42 kph at 128).
- km
1340 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: few
hy2c275E67S
1344 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SE
(45 kph at 128).
- km
hy2c274E67S
1345 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 130).
- km
hy2c266E67S
1348 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 152).
- km
ASCATB274E67S
1348 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SE
(38 kph at 137).
- km
hy2c274E66S
1350 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SE
(45 kph at 132).
- 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.