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Mount Rutford Weather Forecast

Sentinel Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue morning, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2300
9400
4800
km/h
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NE
15
NE
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
50
W
30
WSW
15
WSW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
WNW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-26
-27
-31
-32
-34
-35
-36
-35
-35
-35
-36
-37
-37
-35
-35
-33
-33
min °C
-26
-27
-29
-31
-33
-35
-36
-36
-37
-35
-36
-37
-37
-37
-37
-35
-34
-34
 chill °C
-41
-43
-38
-39
-46
-49
-51
-54
-58
-53
-42
-46
-46
-44
-53
-53
-52
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-27-28-31-33-35-36-36-36-35-36-37-37-37-36-35-34-34-19-20-22-24-26-28-29-29-29-28-29-30-30-30-29-27-27-27-13-13-15-18-19-21-22-22-22-22-22-23-23-23-22-20-20-19-9-10-11-12-14-15-16-19-18-18-19-19-19-20-18-16-17-15-3-4-5-6-8-9-10-13-12-12-14-13-13-15-12-10-12-9
Sunrise
10:22
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—
10:14
—
—
10:04
—
—
9:53
—
—
9:44
—
—
9:34
—
—
Sunset
2:32
—
—
2:41
—
—
2:49
—
—
2:59
—
—
3:08
—
—
3:18
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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 Tue morning, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds 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.
2 hours ago
-13°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
76
Severe gales from the SSE
(76 kph at 160).
0.1 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1323 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 290 to 010 degs)
(39 kph at 330).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 330).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
Mist
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
1.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
0.7 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.