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Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2500
2450
km/h
80
SW
85
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
45
SSW
40
WSW
35
SSW
40
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
60
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-27
-27
-27
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-32
-33
-33
-33
-33
-32
-31
min °C
-31
-27
-29
-31
-30
-30
-30
-31
-32
-33
-33
-33
-33
-33
-32
-33
 chill °C
-54
-49
-49
-51
-48
-48
-44
-48
-51
-53
-53
-51
-52
-52
-50
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-27-28-31-30-30-30-31-32-33-33-33-33-33-32-32-23-20-21-24-23-23-23-24-24-25-25-26-26-27-26-26-17-14-15-17-16-17-17-17-18-19-19-19-20-21-21-20-12-12-11-14-14-14-15-14-15-15-15-16-17-18-18-16-7-6-6-7-8-9-9-8-9-9-10-10-11-12-13-10
Sunrise
3:45
3:31
3:17
3:05
2:55
Sunset
7:43
7:56
8:08
8:19
8:30

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

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
-38°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
Fog
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB256E68S
1349 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATC263E67S
1357 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATC262E67S
1358 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 125).
- km
ASCATB263E67S
1361 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 119).
- km
ASCATB262E67S
1361 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 121).
- km
ASCATC261E67S
1364 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SE
(40 kph at 133).
- km
ASCATB261E67S
1366 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 131).
- km
ASCATC264E67S
1369 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SE
(40 kph at 131).
- 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.