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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4700
4600
4500
4150
4050
4950
4950
km/h
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-9
-8
-7
-12
-12
-10
-26
-24
-19
-19
-19
-21
-23
-22
-19
-20
-16
-14
min °C
-11
-9
-12
-12
-13
-23
-27
-25
-22
-19
-20
-21
-23
-22
-21
-20
-19
-15
 chill °C
-18
-16
-19
-19
-20
-33
-38
-34
-30
-25
-26
-27
-31
-28
-28
-27
-26
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-33-34-35-40-43-43-41-39-38-39-40-40-39-38-36-34-26-26-26-28-28-34-39-38-35-33-33-34-35-34-33-33-31-28-20-19-20-22-22-29-35-32-28-27-27-28-29-29-28-27-25-22-16-15-15-18-19-23-32-30-26-25-25-26-28-28-26-25-23-20-10-9-10-12-13-17-27-25-21-19-20-21-23-22-20-20-18-15
Sunrise
3:05
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
Sunset
8:19
8:30
8:41
8:51
9:00
9:10

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Wed morning). 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.
1 hour ago
-25°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: few
1323 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: clear
1340 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
hy2c296E64S
1783 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c290E63S
1816 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 225).
- km
hy2c297E64S
1823 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c296E63S
1836 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c289E63S
1849 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 215).
- km
hy2c291E63S
1852 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 225).
- 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.