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Mount Rutford Weather Forecast

Sentinel Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue morning, min -35°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
km/h
50
NNW
65
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
40
NNW
45
NE
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
N
15
N
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
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2
—
2
2
3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-27
-29
-30
-30
-29
-33
-35
-34
-34
-32
-32
-33
-34
-33
-34
-34
-33
min °C
-27
-28
-30
-31
-31
-30
-35
-35
-34
-34
-34
-32
-33
-34
-34
-34
-34
-34
 chill °C
-45
-46
-46
-46
-45
-49
-53
-48
-47
-48
-49
-45
-46
-46
-47
-43
-43
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-30-31-31-30-34-35-34-34-33-32-33-34-34-34-34-34-20-21-23-23-24-25-30-30-28-27-27-26-27-27-27-26-27-28-14-15-16-17-17-19-25-24-21-20-20-21-21-21-20-19-20-22-11-12-12-14-15-18-22-22-18-17-18-17-17-18-16-15-16-18-5-7-6-8-10-13-17-16-12-11-13-12-12-12-11-10-11-12
Sunrise
9:10
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—
8:59
—
—
8:46
—
—
8:32
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—
8:17
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—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
3:40
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—
3:52
—
—
—
4:04
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—
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue morning, min -35°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
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 -.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
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
-27°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: 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.