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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, severe gales from the NE by Wed night).

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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
150
0
100
1050
50
1300
300
50
0
km/h
65
ESE
60
SE
60
ESE
35
ENE
25
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
20
SE
10
N
30
NE
45
NE
30
ENE
60
E
85
NE
65
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-28
-29
-32
-32
-33
-33
-34
-32
-29
-26
-22
-21
-22
-22
-22
-19
-16
min °C
-26
-29
-31
-32
-33
-34
-34
-34
-33
-31
-27
-25
-21
-23
-23
-24
-20
-19
 chill °C
-45
-49
-50
-49
-48
-50
-52
-52
-48
-41
-42
-41
-34
-42
-43
-42
-36
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-35-36-38-39-39-39-39-39-36-33-30-27-29-29-30-27-25-26-29-30-32-33-34-34-34-33-30-27-24-21-23-23-23-20-18-22-24-26-27-28-28-29-29-29-26-23-18-15-16-18-17-13-12-18-20-23-23-25-27-29-28-29-27-25-16-10-9-13-13-11-9
Sunrise
3:57
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4:44
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3:30
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—
3:16
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3:02
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—
2:47
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Sunset
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5:51
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7:04
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—
6:16
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—
6:30
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—
6:44
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6:58
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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Mon night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, severe gales from the NE by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 2500 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
-20°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
ASCATB207E68S
1696 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB206E68S
1698 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC207E68S
1701 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC206E68S
1705 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC205E68S
1711 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB205E68S
1719 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB203E68S
1723 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 307).
- 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.