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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue night, moderate winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1350
0
0
50
0
0
150
200
1150
km/h
30
SE
25
ESE
30
E
45
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
25
ENE
50
NNE
40
ENE
35
ESE
50
SE
0
SW
20
E
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-25
-23
-19
-18
-17
-16
-24
-27
-22
-20
-20
-20
-20
-23
-25
min °C
-28
-26
-24
-22
-18
-17
-21
-26
-27
-27
-21
-21
-21
-22
-24
-27
 chill °C
-44
-40
-38
-37
-32
-30
-36
-42
-43
-42
-37
-21
-32
-33
-32
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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4:09
—
—
3:56
—
—
3:41
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—
3:26
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—
3:10
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Sunset
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—
7:37
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—
7:51
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8:06
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8:21
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8:37
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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 -16°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue night, moderate winds from the ENE by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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.
2 hours ago
-28°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
ASCATB267E67S
2447 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
2479 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
2523 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
2535 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
2536 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB269E66S
2563 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB165E61S
2568 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 224).
- 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.