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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Sat morning, near gales from the SE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun morning, moderate winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
150
100
1250
km/h
35
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
60
SE
65
SE
45
ENE
25
E
20
E
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
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2
1
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—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-14
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-12
-11
-8
-6
-6
-6
-3
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-14
-15
-17
-15
-16
-18
-15
-15
-15
-11
-10
-9
-7
-6
-5
-4
-5
-6
 chill °C
-26
-27
-30
-26
-28
-30
-25
-26
-26
-24
-23
-20
-15
-13
-14
-13
-13
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-30-30-30-29-29-28-25-24-26-26-26-23-23-22-20-23-23-24-24-24-24-23-23-22-20-19-20-19-18-17-18-17-14-17-18-18-18-19-19-18-18-16-15-15-13-11-10-9-11-11-9-14-15-17-15-16-17-15-15-14-11-9-8-7-6-4-4-5-5
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 -12°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Sat morning, near gales from the SE by Sat night).

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 -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun morning, moderate winds from the E by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
938 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC205E65S
2028 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC242E68S
2035 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC241E68S
2036 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC206E65S
2037 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC243E68S
2038 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the S
(36 kph at 191).
- 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.