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Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri afternoon, min -43°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W by Tue morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
4750
km/h
90
SSW
100
SSW
85
SW
75
SW
70
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
65
WSW
90
WSW
80
W
80
W
60
W
45
W
35
W
25
W
35
W
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
4
5
1
 mm
max °C
-42
-40
-36
-35
-34
-34
-36
-36
-34
-32
-31
-30
-30
-30
-31
-32
-31
-30
min °C
-43
-41
-38
-36
-35
-35
-37
-36
-35
-33
-31
-31
-30
-31
-33
-32
-31
-31
 chill °C
-72
-70
-65
-61
-59
-58
-59
-58
-59
-58
-54
-54
-50
-50
-51
-47
-48
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri afternoon, min -43°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the W 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
light snow
Light snow.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
7.0 km
Low: 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.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
snow showers
Shower snow grains.
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 100).
2.4 km
Mid: few
High: broken
2148 km ESE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Williams Field
2151 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-36° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
39
Strong winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 070 to 140 degs)
(39 kph at 110).
3.7 km
Mid: overcast
Halvfarryggen
2236 km ESE
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2352 km ESE
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
2725 km NNE
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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.