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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -22°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
night
AM
PM
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AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
5
SSE
25
SE
55
SSE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
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2
1
max °C
-17
-15
-18
-15
-20
-22
-23
-23
-21
-14
-11
-8
-13
-18
-22
-19
-18
-17
-16
min °C
-23
-15
-18
-16
-21
-22
-25
-24
-23
-19
-13
-11
-14
-20
-22
-20
-18
-17
-17
-34
-24
-28
-24
-32
-33
-32
-30
-29
-28
-26
-23
-27
-33
-36
-32
-31
-28
-27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
50
100
50
3700
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
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 -15°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -22°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly near gales.

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.
1 hour ago
-23° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
ASCATB248E74S
1473 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the ENE
(44 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATB249E74S
1486 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 67).
- km
ASCATB256E74S
1597 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
73
Gales from the ENE
(73 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATB188E67S
1832 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB187E67S
1833 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC187E67S
1836 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC186E67S
1841 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 258).
- 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.