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Mount Rutford Weather Forecast

Sentinel Range · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Mon afternoon, min -45°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -39°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4900
4300
km/h
50
SSW
40
WNW
40
NNW
25
NW
35
W
25
WNW
30
WSW
95
SW
75
W
80
W
55
WNW
40
SSW
80
SW
65
WSW
60
WNW
55
SW
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
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1
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—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-38
-38
-41
-43
-44
-44
-42
-38
-36
-34
-37
-39
-30
-28
-28
-33
min °C
-41
-39
-43
-44
-45
-45
-45
-40
-37
-36
-39
-39
-36
-29
-30
-36
 chill °C
-64
-60
-64
-66
-67
-62
-64
-68
-62
-62
-56
-59
-60
-50
-49
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-39-42-44-45-45-44-39-37-35-38-39-33-29-29-35-33-33-37-38-39-39-39-35-32-29-32-33-27-23-23-28-27-27-31-33-33-34-34-31-26-23-25-26-21-17-17-21-23-23-27-29-28-29-29-27-21-19-22-23-17-14-15-16-18-17-22-23-23-23-23-22-16-14-16-18-11-8-10-10
Sunrise
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10:52
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11:45
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10:36
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10:28
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10:20
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Sunset
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12:07
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12:15
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12:22
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12:30
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12:38
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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Mon afternoon, min -45°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -39°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SW 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
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
hy2b262E67S
1363 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b255E68S
1363 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 302).
- km
hy2b252E68S
1364 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 312).
- km
hy2b253E68S
1366 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 310).
- km
hy2b263E67S
1366 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 280).
- km
hy2b254E68S
1366 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 305).
- km
hy2b256E68S
1370 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 300).
- km
hy2b265E67S
1375 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b256E67S
1387 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 298).
- 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.