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– Lat/Long: 78.60° S 85.30° W

Mount Rutford
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri morning, min -43°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Wed afternoon, min -43°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, gales from the SSW by Wed night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5050
km/h
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
40
SW
40
SW
50
WSW
40
SW
60
WSW
30
S
50
SSE
35
SSE
50
SE
35
SE
20
S
20
S
40
S
65
SSW
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-31
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
-34
-36
-36
-43
-42
-41
-40
-40
-40
-40
-39
-40
min °C
-31
-32
-33
-32
-32
-33
-36
-36
-43
-43
-42
-42
-41
-40
-40
-40
-40
-43
 chill °C
-50
-52
-53
-52
-50
-52
-58
-55
-59
-63
-66
-63
-64
-59
-55
-55
-61
-66
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-33-32-32-32-35-36-40-43-42-42-41-40-40-40-40-42-24-25-26-25-25-26-29-30-33-38-36-36-34-34-34-34-34-36-18-18-19-18-18-20-23-23-27-32-31-30-28-28-28-28-28-31-15-15-15-15-14-16-18-20-21-30-29-27-26-26-27-27-27-28-9-9-9-9-9-10-13-15-15-24-24-22-21-21-22-22-23-23
Sunrise
3:17
3:05
2:55
2:44
2:33
2:24
Sunset
8:08
8:19
8:30
8:41
8:51
9:00

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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 -31°C on Fri morning, min -43°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Wed afternoon, min -43°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, gales from the SSW by Wed 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
1340 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
4.8 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
0.0 km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
58 minutes ago
-4°C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
72
Gales from the ESE
(72 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
58 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
2148 km ESE
574m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
2151 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Halvfarryggen
2236 km ESE
694m alt.
58 minutes ago
-26°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
ASCATB223E64S
2340 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the ENE
(48 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATB222E64S
2347 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the ENE
(47 kph at 75).
- km

* 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.