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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
200
100
0
0
0
150
km/h
45
ESE
50
E
40
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
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2
1
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-18
-23
-25
-25
-24
-22
-19
-18
-17
-17
-19
-20
-21
-21
-19
-19
min °C
-19
-21
-24
-25
-25
-24
-23
-22
-18
-17
-18
-19
-21
-22
-22
-20
-20
 chill °C
-33
-37
-38
-39
-38
-34
-30
-22
-28
-27
-28
-29
-32
-33
-34
-30
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-27-30-30-31-29-28-26-24-23-24-25-27-28-28-27-27-19-20-24-25-25-24-23-21-18-17-18-19-21-22-22-20-20-15-17-21-21-21-20-19-17-16-14-15-17-18-19-18-17-16-12-16-18-19-22-21-21-20-14-12-13-14-15-16-17-16-16
Sunrise
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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 -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-16°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC228E66S
2095 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB227E66S
2099 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATC227E66S
2102 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB228E66S
2105 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC233E66S
2119 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC230E66S
2125 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB228E65S
2127 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
- 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.