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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue afternoon, min -37°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
15
W
30
WSW
55
SSW
60
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
N
25
NE
20
ENE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
S
35
S
30
SSW
40
SW
50
WSW
45
W
45
WNW
 cm 
2
3
 mm 
max°C
-30
-33
-32
-30
-28
-28
-29
-33
-34
-35
-37
-37
-35
-35
-35
-33
-32
-31
-29
min°C
-32
-33
-33
-32
-29
-29
-32
-33
-34
-36
-37
-37
-37
-35
-35
-35
-32
-31
-31
chill°C 
-48
-49
-54
-54
-46
-39
-46
-48
-48
-56
-54
-52
-51
-53
-52
-52
-52
-50
-50
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4650
5000
5250
4350
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-33-31-29-29-31-33-34-36-37-37-36-35-35-34-32-31-30-25-26-26-25-22-22-24-28-29-30-31-31-30-29-29-27-26-25-24-19-20-20-18-15-15-19-22-23-25-25-26-24-23-23-22-20-19-17-14-17-18-14-11-12-15-19-21-22-22-23-21-20-21-19-15-15-14-9-11-13-9-5-7-10-14-16-16-16-17-16-15-16-13-9-9-8
Sunrise
11:57
11:49
11:40
11:32
11:24
11:16
Sunset
11:08
11:15
11:23
11:30
11:37
11:45

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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 -28°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue afternoon, min -37°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseBelgranoII
1121 km ESE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
Mist
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB181E77S
2031 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATB180E77S
2036 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 225).
- 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.
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.