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Mount Rutford Weather Forecast

Sentinel Range · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -36°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon night, min -42°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2500
2450
5400
km/h
25
W
25
SW
40
SW
55
SW
55
SW
75
SW
55
SW
80
WSW
70
SW
95
WSW
90
WSW
70
WSW
40
SW
45
SSW
55
SSW
75
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
6
2
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-35
-35
-34
-30
-27
-26
-29
-30
-30
-33
-35
-39
-41
-40
-35
min °C
-36
-36
-36
-35
-32
-28
-28
-31
-30
-34
-34
-37
-42
-41
-40
-40
 chill °C
-52
-52
-56
-56
-53
-49
-49
-54
-52
-59
-59
-59
-67
-63
-63
-66
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-36-36-35-31-28-27-30-30-32-34-36-41-41-40-38-28-28-28-28-24-21-20-24-23-25-27-29-34-36-35-33-22-22-20-21-18-15-14-18-17-19-20-22-28-31-30-27-18-18-15-16-14-11-9-13-14-13-15-16-23-28-28-24-13-13-9-10-8-5-4-7-8-7-9-10-18-23-23-19
Sunrise
12:54
12:46
12:38
12:30
12:21
Sunset
10:23
10:30
10:38
10:47
10:53

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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -36°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon night, min -42°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Thu 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
-26°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
1323 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: clear
1340 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
3.6 km
hy2b257E67S
1406 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the WNW
(12 kph at 290).
- km
hy2b255E67S
1410 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SW
(12 kph at 235).
- km
hy2b259E67S
1423 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
- km
hy2b258E67S
1439 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 312).
- km
hy2b256E67S
1443 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 290).
- km
hy2b254E67S
1446 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
- 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.