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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, extremely windy from the SSE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
0
1500
2900
1050
250
4800
3150
0
km/h
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
SW
15
SSE
35
SE
45
SE
95
SE
35
ESE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
35
ESE
35
SSE
20
E
30
NE
25
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
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—
—
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1
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-20
-21
-23
-24
-25
-26
-26
-27
-26
-26
-26
-24
-22
-20
-21
-21
-24
min °C
-20
-20
-23
-23
-24
-26
-26
-26
-28
-27
-26
-27
-25
-23
-22
-22
-23
-26
 chill °C
-28
-27
-23
-23
-29
-39
-42
-43
-51
-42
-42
-42
-39
-38
-37
-33
-36
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-28-30-30-32-32-32-34-33-33-33-31-29-27-28-29-31-20-20-22-23-24-26-26-26-28-27-26-27-25-23-21-22-22-25-16-18-19-21-21-22-21-20-21-22-23-22-20-18-17-16-18-21-17-19-20-18-18-19-19-16-14-18-20-21-18-15-13-12-15-19
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
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—
12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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—
12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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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 -19°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, extremely windy from the SSE by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
-18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
ASCATC239E68S
1939 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATC238E68S
1946 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATC237E68S
1953 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATC236E68S
1981 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATB236E67S
1983 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATC236E67S
1990 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATC237E67S
1995 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ENE
(21 kph at 78).
- 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.