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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
100
500
50
50
km/h
45
ESE
50
ESE
70
ESE
75
ESE
60
E
65
NE
50
ENE
35
ESE
60
E
40
E
30
ESE
65
ESE
80
ESE
50
ENE
25
ESE
40
ESE
60
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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max °C
-22
-20
-18
-19
-21
-22
-18
-17
-16
-16
-17
-16
-18
-19
-18
-17
-16
min °C
-23
-22
-19
-19
-22
-22
-20
-19
-17
-16
-17
-18
-19
-20
-19
-18
-17
 chill °C
-39
-38
-36
-37
-39
-40
-35
-32
-32
-29
-28
-35
-36
-36
-30
-31
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-27-25-24-27-28-27-25-23-22-23-23-26-26-25-24-24-23-21-19-19-22-22-19-18-17-16-17-17-19-20-19-18-17-17-16-14-15-16-15-13-10-9-10-11-11-13-13-12-11-10-14-13-11-10-11-11-9-6-4-5-5-6-7-9-7-7-7
Sunrise
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Sunset
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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 Tue morning, min -23°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

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
-11°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
938 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB253E70S
1989 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATB249E69S
2037 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NE
(60 kph at 44).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB257E70S
2047 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATB250E69S
2053 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NE
(59 kph at 38).
- 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.