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Mount Rutford Weather Forecast

Sentinel Range · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon night, min -45°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed morning, min -39°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4850
5050
4150
4450
km/h
35
WNW
40
NW
25
NW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
70
W
50
WNW
20
WSW
75
SSW
55
W
50
WNW
55
WSW
60
WSW
35
W
40
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-38
-41
-43
-44
-45
-43
-40
-37
-34
-35
-39
-30
-29
-29
-32
-32
-31
-30
min °C
-39
-43
-44
-45
-45
-45
-42
-38
-37
-37
-39
-38
-30
-30
-35
-33
-31
-30
 chill °C
-60
-64
-66
-67
-66
-64
-70
-63
-61
-55
-54
-61
-50
-49
-57
-54
-48
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-42-44-45-45-44-41-38-36-36-39-34-30-30-34-33-31-30-32-36-38-39-40-39-36-33-30-30-33-28-23-23-27-25-24-23-26-30-33-33-34-34-32-27-24-24-27-22-16-17-20-18-17-16-22-26-28-29-29-30-28-23-20-21-23-19-12-13-16-13-12-10-17-21-23-24-24-24-23-18-15-17-17-13-6-8-10-7-6-4
Sunrise
10:52
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11:45
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10:36
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10:28
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10:20
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10:10
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Sunset
12:07
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12:15
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—
12:22
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—
12:30
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12:38
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12:47
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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon night, min -45°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed morning, min -39°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

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
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
ASCATC249E68S
1401 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC250E68S
1404 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the NNW
(66 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATC248E68S
1416 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC247E68S
1435 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATC246E68S
1447 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC245E68S
1458 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC250E67S
1463 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NW
(63 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC244E68S
1470 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC249E67S
1481 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the NW
(64 kph at 324).
- 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.