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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed morning, min -38°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2500
2750
2450
km/h
40
SW
30
SW
75
SSW
85
SSW
70
SSW
65
SSW
45
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
45
W
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
W
25
SW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-35
-36
-36
-34
-32
-30
-29
-29
-31
-33
-33
-35
-36
-37
-37
-38
-38
-38
min °C
-35
-38
-38
-35
-33
-31
-30
-30
-33
-33
-34
-36
-37
-37
-38
-38
-38
-40
 chill °C
-54
-56
-60
-60
-56
-53
-48
-50
-51
-51
-54
-56
-53
-54
-54
-51
-55
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-37-37-35-33-31-30-30-32-33-34-36-37-37-38-38-38-39-29-32-31-29-26-24-23-22-25-26-27-29-30-30-31-31-31-32-23-26-26-23-20-18-16-15-18-19-21-22-23-24-24-24-24-25-18-21-23-19-16-15-12-10-12-14-16-18-20-21-19-21-21-21-12-15-18-13-11-9-5-4-6-8-10-13-14-16-13-15-16-16
Sunrise
1:37
1:28
1:20
1:10
1:02
12:54
Sunset
9:44
9:52
10:00
10:07
10:15
10:23

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed morning, min -38°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W 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
BaseBelgranoII
1121 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
1.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 180).
0.2 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
Wind obs. (44 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
30 km
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.
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
Mist
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
8.0 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).
2148 km ESE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
No report.
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.