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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat morning, min -42°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -44°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4400
3000
2500
km/h
25
W
45
W
85
WSW
75
W
60
W
70
WNW
75
WNW
80
WNW
95
WNW
35
WSW
70
SW
65
SW
75
WSW
80
SW
95
WSW
100
WSW
70
SW
60
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-37
-36
-29
-26
-26
-27
-28
-30
-33
-43
-41
-39
-38
-34
-31
-33
-34
-29
min °C
-38
-37
-35
-27
-26
-28
-29
-32
-42
-44
-41
-41
-40
-35
-32
-35
-37
-31
 chill °C
-54
-58
-61
-48
-45
-49
-51
-56
-64
-65
-67
-66
-66
-59
-56
-62
-61
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-37-32-27-26-28-29-31-38-44-41-40-39-35-32-34-36-30-31-31-27-21-20-21-22-25-32-39-36-34-33-29-26-28-29-23-25-25-21-15-14-16-16-19-26-34-31-28-25-23-21-22-22-17-20-22-18-11-10-12-12-15-23-31-28-24-20-19-15-19-19-14-15-16-12-6-5-6-6-9-17-25-23-18-14-14-9-13-13-8
Sunrise
12:00
5:11
4:39
4:18
4:00
3:45
Sunset
12:00
6:18
6:50
7:11
7:28
7:43

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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 -26°C on Sat morning, min -42°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the NW by Sun night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -44°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed morning).

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.
4 hours ago
-27° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
4 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
1323 km S
2835m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
4 hours ago
-22° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
4 hours ago
-18° C
clear
Clear skies.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: clear
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-8° C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
4 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
4 hours ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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.