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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun afternoon, min -39°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW by Sun night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2500
2450
2450
4050
4750
2500
2450
km/h
60
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
40
WNW
30
WNW
15
SW
35
SSW
50
SW
55
W
45
W
30
SSW
45
S
50
SSW
65
WSW
85
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
5
 mm
max °C
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-35
-38
-36
-33
-33
-38
-39
-36
-32
-30
-30
min °C
-31
-30
-30
-31
-33
-37
-39
-37
-34
-35
-39
-39
-39
-33
-31
-31
 chill °C
-53
-49
-49
-49
-50
-51
-53
-56
-55
-57
-57
-58
-61
-53
-52
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
1:20
1:10
1:02
12:54
12:46
Sunset
10:00
10:07
10:15
10:23
10:30

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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 Tue night, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun afternoon, min -39°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW by Sun night).

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.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
1.6 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
light snow
Light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E63S
1921 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the ENE
(53 kph at 60).
- km
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
Mist
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 230).
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC301E63S
1944 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the ENE
(55 kph at 65).
- km
ASCATC302E63S
1966 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the E
(62 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATC303E63S
2021 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 110).
- km
ASCATC303E62S
2036 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 99).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.

* 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.