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Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sun morning, min -41°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2450
km/h
100
SSW
90
SW
75
SW
70
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
65
WSW
85
W
80
W
65
WNW
65
W
55
W
40
W
40
W
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-40
-37
-36
-35
-35
-36
-35
-34
-32
-30
-29
-30
-31
-30
-30
-31
-32
min °C
-41
-39
-36
-35
-36
-36
-36
-34
-33
-31
-30
-30
-32
-32
-30
-32
-33
 chill °C
-70
-67
-60
-59
-59
-59
-58
-56
-55
-54
-52
-51
-54
-54
-48
-49
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-38-36-35-36-36-36-34-33-31-30-30-32-31-30-32-33-37-32-29-29-29-29-29-27-26-24-23-24-25-24-24-25-25-32-27-23-22-22-22-21-20-20-18-17-18-19-18-18-18-18-31-23-17-16-16-17-16-15-15-13-13-13-14-14-14-13-15-26-17-11-10-10-10-10-9-9-7-7-7-8-8-8-7-9
Sunrise
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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sun morning, min -41°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed 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
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 310 to 070 degs)
(9 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
2148 km ESE
574m alt.
3 hours 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
-35° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 010 to 090 degs)
(28 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Halvfarryggen
2236 km ESE
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2352 km ESE
1290m alt.
3 hours 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.