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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Sat night, gales from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
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
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
1150
100
km/h
30
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
55
SE
65
SE
35
E
40
E
30
E
40
SE
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Snowflake cm
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1
1
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
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max °C
-14
-14
-14
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-12
-11
-9
-7
-6
-5
-3
min °C
-15
-14
-15
-17
-15
-16
-17
-15
-15
-15
-11
-10
-9
-6
-6
-6
 chill °C
-26
-25
-27
-29
-26
-28
-29
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-19
-15
-14
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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 -14°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Sat night, gales from the SE by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 500 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.
29 minutes ago
-17°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (39 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 080 to 180 degs)
(22 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATB250E69S
1971 km ENE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB251E69S
1979 km ENE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB253E70S
1986 km ENE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB254E70S
1991 km ENE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB247E69S
2001 km ENE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATB252E69S
2006 km ENE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB253E69S
2006 km ENE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB254E69S
2007 km ENE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 227).
- 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.