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Mount Rutford Weather Forecast

Sentinel Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri morning, min -31°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2300
4100
4850
4300
3950
3900
3950
km/h
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NNE
5
N
10
W
15
W
20
W
30
W
25
W
15
W
5
N
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-18
-19
-21
-23
-26
-27
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-29
-30
-30
-29
min °C
-20
-19
-20
-23
-25
-27
-28
-29
-30
-30
-29
-28
-30
-30
-30
-29
 chill °C
-30
-28
-31
-23
-32
-27
-37
-40
-44
-46
-42
-39
-36
-39
-39
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-27-29-31-33-35-36-37-37-36-36-37-37-37-36-20-19-20-22-24-27-28-29-30-30-29-28-30-30-30-29-14-12-13-15-18-20-21-22-22-22-21-21-23-23-23-23-10-9-10-10-13-15-15-16-19-18-17-18-19-19-21-19-4-4-4-5-7-9-9-9-14-12-12-13-13-14-16-13
Sunrise
—
10:22
—
—
10:14
—
—
10:04
—
—
9:53
—
—
9:44
—
—
Sunset
—
2:32
—
—
2:41
—
—
2:49
—
—
2:59
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—
3:08
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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 -18°C on Tue morning, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri morning, min -31°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Rutford at the specific elevation of 3500 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
ASCATB260E70S
1076 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNE
(47 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB261E70S
1086 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATB262E69S
1098 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NE
(47 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATB261E69S
1107 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 42).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
1121 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (80 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.1 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB263E69S
1128 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNE
(50 kph at 33).
- km
ASCATB268E69S
1144 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 33).
- km
ASCATB267E69S
1145 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATB265E69S
1150 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATB268E68S
1155 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 35).
- 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.