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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 -26°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Fri afternoon, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, near gales 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
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
50
W
40
W
25
W
10
N
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-26
-26
-27
-30
-32
-35
-36
-36
-36
-36
-35
-36
-36
-36
-36
min °C
-27
-26
-27
-30
-31
-33
-35
-36
-37
-37
-36
-36
-37
-37
-37
-36
 chill °C
-42
-42
-42
-39
-42
-43
-41
-49
-56
-58
-55
-53
-48
-50
-50
-50
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
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10:22
—
—
10:14
—
—
10:04
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—
9:53
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—
9:44
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—
Sunset
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2:32
—
—
2:41
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—
2:49
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—
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 -26°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Fri afternoon, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

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.
3 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
ASCATC266E69S
1144 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATC268E68S
1148 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATC267E69S
1151 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATC265E69S
1166 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATC267E68S
1167 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATC269E68S
1170 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATC264E68S
1171 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATC266E68S
1172 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATC265E68S
1177 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 38).
- 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.