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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -37°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
45
N
25
N
20
NW
30
W
10
NNW
5
SE
30
SW
60
SSW
60
SSW
35
SW
15
W
15
W
20
N
40
NNE
25
N
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
max °C
-31
-34
-35
-35
-36
-36
-34
-32
-28
-27
-26
-26
-27
-29
-31
-33
-34
-34
min °C
-33
-35
-36
-35
-37
-37
-35
-33
-31
-27
-27
-26
-28
-30
-33
-34
-34
-35
-50
-51
-53
-53
-48
-37
-52
-54
-51
-42
-38
-38
-44
-47
-48
-49
-49
-51
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2800
9850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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
12:00

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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 Sat night, min -37°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
1 hour ago
-17° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
light rain
Continuous moderate drizzle.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
1323 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: clear
1340 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
0.2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.