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Mount Rutford Weather Forecast

Sentinel Range · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed night, min -42°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sun night, min -39°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
3300
4700
4750
km/h
80
SSW
45
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
S
20
SSW
30
SW
65
SSW
50
SW
35
SSW
25
WSW
35
SW
40
WNW
35
WNW
15
N
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-35
-34
-38
-39
-40
-41
-41
-40
-39
-38
-36
-36
-35
-32
-32
-32
-34
min °C
-37
-37
-38
-40
-42
-41
-41
-41
-40
-39
-37
-36
-36
-34
-32
-33
-39
 chill °C
-62
-52
-53
-48
-51
-52
-56
-58
-65
-63
-60
-54
-53
-52
-50
-50
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-36-38-40-41-41-41-41-40-39-37-36-36-33-32-33-37-32-31-33-35-37-37-36-35-34-32-30-29-28-26-26-27-31-27-26-28-30-32-32-31-29-28-25-23-21-21-20-20-21-25-24-20-23-24-27-28-28-26-25-22-18-18-18-17-15-17-21-19-15-16-18-21-22-23-21-21-17-12-13-13-11-9-11-15
Sunrise
12:13
11:57
11:49
11:40
11:32
Sunset
10:53
11:00
11:08
11:15
11:23
11:30

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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 -34°C on Wed night, min -42°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sun night, min -39°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Mon 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
ASCATB288E69S
1198 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 229).
- km
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-70°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: few
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: few
ASCATC258E68S
1340 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC257E68S
1354 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB257E68S
1356 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
1370 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC256E68S
1370 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
1370 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB254E68S
1385 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 327).
- 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.