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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu night, gales from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, gales from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
50
150
km/h
40
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
65
ESE
75
ESE
45
ENE
35
E
35
NE
35
E
40
E
35
SE
50
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
—
—
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max °C
-19
-19
-19
-18
-18
-18
-15
-14
-14
-13
-12
-11
-10
-9
-10
-9
min °C
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-18
-17
-14
-14
-14
-12
-11
-10
-9
-10
-11
 chill °C
-34
-32
-33
-34
-32
-31
-30
-28
-29
-28
-23
-21
-20
-20
-20
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu night, gales from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, gales from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson. 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
747 km W
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
ASCATB253E70S
1988 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB254E70S
1990 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB251E69S
1994 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB253E69S
1998 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB254E69S
2007 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 245).
- 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.