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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the E by Wed morning).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
100
2650
300
150
250
3700
km/h
25
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
N
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
SE
35
SSE
45
SSE
55
SSE
20
ESE
30
E
25
E
30
SE
35
SE
50
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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1
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1
 mm
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—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-17
-17
-19
-19
-19
-18
-18
-16
-14
-15
-19
-19
-17
-14
-12
min °C
-16
-17
-18
-21
-19
-20
-20
-18
-17
-16
-18
-20
-20
-18
-16
-13
 chill °C
-26
-25
-23
-21
-19
-24
-28
-30
-31
-30
-30
-33
-32
-30
-28
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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12:00
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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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the E by Wed morning).

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
-16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (22 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB253E71S
1852 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB252E71S
1859 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC254E71S
1870 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB254E71S
1875 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC255E71S
1879 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB255E71S
1881 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 248).
- 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.