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Mount Rutford Weather Forecast

Sentinel Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue morning, min -36°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, gales from the N by Sun night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
km/h
55
NNW
60
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
45
NE
25
NNE
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
25
NNW
30
NW
60
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
2
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-28
-29
-30
-31
-29
-33
-36
-34
-33
-33
-30
-31
-33
-34
-32
-30
-31
min °C
-27
-28
-30
-31
-31
-30
-35
-36
-35
-33
-33
-32
-32
-34
-35
-34
-31
-35
 chill °C
-46
-47
-47
-45
-45
-48
-50
-52
-49
-50
-48
-45
-46
-48
-47
-50
-48
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-30-31-31-30-34-36-35-33-33-31-32-34-35-33-31-33-20-21-23-23-24-24-30-30-29-27-26-26-26-28-28-26-26-28-13-15-16-17-17-19-25-25-23-21-20-20-21-23-21-20-21-23-11-12-12-14-15-17-22-24-19-17-18-16-17-19-18-17-19-20-6-7-6-8-9-12-16-19-13-11-13-11-11-14-13-11-13-15
Sunrise
9:10
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—
8:59
—
—
8:46
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
3:40
—
—
3:52
—
—
—
4:04
—
—
4:16
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—
4:31
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—
4:49
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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 Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue morning, min -36°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, gales from the N by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 280 to 020 degs)
(11 kph at 340).
0.0 km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2038 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
0.2 km
Dinamet
2043 km NE
52m alt.
37 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
2145 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
2148 km ESE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Williams Field
2151 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 190 degs)
(17 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Halvfarryggen
2236 km ESE
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB309E62S
2237 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 132).
- 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.