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Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 04 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -32°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun morning, min -38°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
AM
PM
night
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night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
35
NW
35
NW
45
NNW
40
NNW
30
N
25
N
15
NW
10
NNW
35
NW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
0
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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2
2
5
2
2
max °C
-23
-23
-23
-23
-24
-27
-31
-31
-29
-30
-32
-33
-35
-37
-37
-37
-37
-36
min °C
-23
-23
-24
-23
-25
-31
-32
-32
-30
-31
-32
-34
-36
-37
-38
-37
-37
-37
-37
-38
-40
-38
-40
-43
-43
-42
-45
-45
-45
-50
-47
-48
-45
-45
-49
-50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -32°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun morning, min -38°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-18° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
67
Gales from the SE
(67 kph at 140).
0.3 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (35 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Fog -.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 350).
0.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
47 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
2148 km ESE
574m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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.