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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 -22°C on Wed afternoon, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, strong winds from the NE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

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
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1350
0
0
50
0
0
150
200
1150
km/h
20
ESE
15
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
40
ESE
30
E
30
ENE
50
NE
35
E
25
E
35
ESE
25
NE
50
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
15
NNE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
1
1
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-29
-28
-24
-23
-22
-22
-28
-30
-26
-23
-23
-24
-25
-27
-29
min °C
-33
-30
-29
-27
-23
-23
-24
-30
-31
-30
-24
-24
-25
-26
-28
-31
 chill °C
-49
-42
-44
-42
-38
-36
-39
-47
-48
-42
-38
-38
-42
-43
-42
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-36-35-32-29-29-30-35-36-34-31-30-32-32-34-35-32-30-29-26-23-23-23-29-31-28-24-24-25-26-28-30-28-26-24-21-18-17-19-25-27-25-21-21-21-21-24-26-29-27-24-18-14-13-16-22-24-24-18-18-19-19-23-27
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
—
—
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 -22°C on Wed afternoon, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, strong winds from the NE by Thu morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-27°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 160).
8.0 km
Low: few
Amundsen-Scott Airport
795 km S
507m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
ASCATC206E68S
1726 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 63).
- km
ASCATC205E68S
1730 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATC207E68S
1731 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATC206E67S
1762 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 64).
- km
ASCATC205E67S
1800 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ENE
(38 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATC201E67S
1825 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 59).
- km
ASCATC202E67S
1826 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 71).
- 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.