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Mount Rutford Weather Forecast

Sentinel Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon morning, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2800
km/h
40
W
55
W
25
WNW
30
NNW
50
N
30
N
30
NW
35
NW
40
N
60
N
55
NNE
30
NNE
15
NW
10
WNW
30
W
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-30
-29
-30
-31
-33
-31
-30
-30
-31
-32
-34
-35
-35
-32
-33
-34
-35
min °C
-32
-30
-30
-30
-33
-34
-33
-31
-30
-31
-34
-35
-35
-35
-35
-33
-35
-36
 chill °C
-50
-50
-46
-46
-52
-50
-50
-48
-48
-52
-54
-52
-47
-46
-47
-49
-51
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-30-30-30-32-34-32-31-30-31-33-35-35-35-34-33-35-36-27-24-24-24-26-27-26-25-26-26-29-29-28-28-28-27-29-28-21-20-18-18-20-21-19-20-22-22-24-23-22-22-21-21-22-21-17-18-14-14-17-17-17-17-19-20-21-20-18-19-17-17-19-17-12-12-8-8-12-12-11-12-13-14-16-14-12-14-11-11-13-12
Sunrise
8:32
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—
8:17
—
—
8:00
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:12
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
4:16
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:49
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:37
—
12:00
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Mount Rutford Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Rutford is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Fri night).

Mount Rutford Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon morning, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue 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
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
1292 km NE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
moderate rain
Moderate to heavy rain and snow.
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
1323 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: overcast
1340 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
1855 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
1856 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
1939 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Captain Arturo Prat Base
1994 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Mist
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2037 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
2037 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Mist
65
Gales from the NW
(65 kph at 320).
4.0 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.