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Mount Rutford Weather Forecast

Sentinel Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Fri night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
km/h
30
WNW
50
NNW
55
N
60
NNE
50
NE
10
NW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
25
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
75
SW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
1
2
6
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-30
-31
-32
-33
-35
-35
-34
-34
-34
-34
-33
-33
-33
-34
-35
-30
min °C
-31
-31
-32
-33
-35
-35
-35
-35
-34
-34
-35
-33
-34
-34
-34
-35
-33
 chill °C
-47
-49
-53
-54
-53
-46
-48
-47
-48
-47
-45
-49
-44
-45
-46
-49
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-32-33-34-35-35-35-34-34-35-33-34-34-34-35-32-25-27-27-27-29-29-29-28-28-28-29-28-28-27-27-28-26-20-22-22-22-24-23-23-22-22-22-22-22-22-21-20-22-20-18-19-19-20-20-19-20-18-18-20-18-17-18-15-13-17-16-13-14-14-14-14-13-15-13-12-14-12-11-13-9-7-11-10
Sunrise
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—
7:39
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7:12
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
4:49
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5:08
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5:37
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12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Fri 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
ASCATB304E75S
843 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC304E75S
850 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC305E75S
881 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC306E75S
893 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 225).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
1121 km ESE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC244E70S
1330 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 256).
- km
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATC243E70S
1340 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC237E68S
1640 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 236).
- 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.