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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -43°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, severe gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4350
2450
2500
2450
3400
km/h
40
SW
80
SW
75
SW
65
SW
70
SW
75
SW
75
WSW
70
WSW
50
WSW
60
SSW
60
SW
50
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
55
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-42
-42
-39
-35
-33
-27
-26
-28
-30
-30
-31
-30
-32
-32
-33
-32
-31
-31
min °C
-43
-42
-41
-37
-34
-31
-26
-30
-32
-31
-32
-31
-32
-33
-33
-32
-31
-31
 chill °C
-65
-69
-68
-61
-57
-54
-46
-50
-53
-52
-53
-50
-50
-53
-53
-50
-48
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-42-40-36-34-29-26-29-31-31-32-31-32-33-33-32-31-31-38-36-34-30-28-23-20-22-24-24-25-24-26-26-26-25-24-24-32-31-28-23-22-17-13-15-18-17-18-19-20-20-20-19-18-18-30-28-23-20-16-13-11-12-15-13-13-16-17-17-17-16-15-13-25-22-17-14-10-7-5-7-9-7-6-10-11-12-11-11-10-7
Sunrise
4:18
4:00
3:45
3:31
3:17
3:05
Sunset
7:11
7:28
7:43
7:56
8:08
8:19

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -43°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, severe gales from the SW by Tue night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat 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
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
9.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours 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
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2c301E62S
2098 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c300E61S
2129 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c301E61S
2134 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 275).
- km
2148 km ESE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
2151 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
3.5 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.