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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3050
5150
4500
2450
km/h
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-16
-16
-18
-21
-21
-19
-17
-14
-13
-14
-16
-10
-6
-4
-5
-7
-15
-13
min °C
-17
-17
-20
-21
-22
-21
-18
-15
-14
-14
-17
-18
-7
-4
-7
-10
-15
-14
 chill °C
-23
-21
-25
-27
-30
-28
-25
-21
-19
-20
-25
-27
-11
-10
-14
-18
-25
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
5:11
4:39
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
6:18
6:50

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rutford at the specific elevation of 500 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.
36 minutes ago
-33° C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
36 minutes ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
72
Gales from the SSW
(72 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
36 minutes ago
-20° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
69
Gales from the S
(69 kph at 180).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
36 minutes ago
-15° C
-
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
36 minutes ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
65
Gales from the ESE
(65 kph at 110).
0.4 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken

* 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.