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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed morning, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -39°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
4100
3700
4400
4900
2500
2450
2450
km/h
50
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
35
WNW
30
NW
15
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WNW
15
SW
35
SSW
65
SSW
70
SW
70
SW
75
SW
95
SW
75
WSW
90
WSW
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Snowflake cm
9
1
8
 mm
max °C
-30
-30
-30
-31
-35
-38
-37
-35
-34
-39
-37
-34
-32
-29
-28
-29
-29
-29
min °C
-31
-30
-31
-33
-37
-39
-38
-35
-38
-39
-38
-37
-33
-30
-29
-30
-29
-33
 chill °C
-50
-49
-49
-50
-51
-54
-56
-51
-53
-52
-57
-58
-56
-52
-51
-54
-51
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-31-32-36-39-38-35-36-39-38-36-33-30-29-30-29-31-24-23-23-25-30-32-30-29-30-32-32-29-26-24-23-23-23-26-17-16-17-19-24-26-24-22-23-26-26-22-20-18-16-17-16-19-13-11-12-14-19-22-22-20-18-22-23-18-15-15-11-13-11-13-6-5-6-7-13-16-16-14-12-17-17-12-9-9-5-7-5-7
Sunrise
1:20
1:10
1:02
12:54
12:46
12:38
Sunset
10:00
10:07
10:15
10:23
10:30
10:38

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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 Wed morning, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -39°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-23°C
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
Mist
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 100).
0.4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 100).
0.1 km
Low: overcast
King Sejong
2039 km NE
64m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 90).
0.1 km
Mid: 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.