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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun morning, min -42°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3900
4650
4500
4650
2450
km/h
60
SW
60
SW
65
WSW
35
S
45
SSE
55
ESE
50
SE
45
ESE
25
SSE
30
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
30
WNW
30
W
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-35
-36
-36
-42
-41
-38
-37
-36
-36
-37
-37
-36
-35
-32
-30
-31
-32
-30
min °C
-36
-36
-42
-42
-41
-41
-38
-37
-36
-37
-37
-36
-35
-34
-31
-32
-32
-33
 chill °C
-59
-59
-59
-63
-63
-63
-60
-58
-54
-54
-55
-55
-53
-51
-47
-48
-48
-47
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
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
2:14
2:03
Sunset
8:30
8:41
8:51
9:00
9:10
9:18

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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 -35°C on Sun morning, min -42°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

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.
55 minutes ago
-17°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
70
Gales from the SE
(70 kph at 140).
0.6 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
55 minutes ago
-24°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: few
1323 km S
2835m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: clear
1340 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
55 minutes ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
55 minutes ago
-8°C
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
35 km
Mid: clear
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
55 minutes ago
-5°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
55 minutes ago
-6°C
Mist
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
55 minutes ago
-5°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
clear
Mist -.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
2.0 km
Low: broken
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.