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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, near gales from the E by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Mon night, moderate winds from the E by Tue night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
250
100
50
50
7750
km/h
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
25
ESE
35
ESE
50
E
30
E
40
E
50
E
50
E
50
ESE
55
ESE
50
E
35
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
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 mm
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max °C
-20
-19
-18
-19
-19
-17
-18
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-20
min °C
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-19
-17
-19
-19
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-21
 chill °C
-30
-30
-29
-30
-32
-32
-32
-30
-34
-34
-35
-36
-34
-32
-31
-31
-31
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, near gales from the E by Sun afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Mon night, moderate winds from the E by Tue 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
-23°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
10.0 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB175E64S
2217 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
2232 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 279).
- km
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 80).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB174E63S
2261 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
2286 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATB173E63S
2309 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 99).
- 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.