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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Tue night, moderate winds from the NE by Thu morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
250
100
300
850
1200
km/h
60
SE
35
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
20
ESE
45
SE
50
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
35
NE
35
ENE
40
E
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-23
-24
-25
-28
-28
-29
-28
-26
-14
-11
-10
-12
-13
-11
-7
min °C
-25
-24
-25
-28
-28
-29
-30
-30
-28
-22
-13
-11
-13
-14
-14
-9
 chill °C
-41
-38
-37
-42
-43
-44
-45
-46
-40
-37
-26
-23
-25
-24
-25
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-38-39-39-39-39-39-37-34-30-28-29-29-29-28-25-30-32-33-34-34-34-33-30-28-24-22-23-23-23-21-18-27-28-28-29-29-29-29-27-24-19-16-16-17-17-16-12-23-24-25-27-28-29-30-29-27-18-12-11-13-14-13-8
Sunrise
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4:44
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3:30
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3:16
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3:02
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2:47
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Sunset
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7:04
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6:16
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6:30
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6:44
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6:58
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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 -21°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Tue night, moderate winds from the NE by Thu 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.
55 minutes ago
-25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
hy2b207E68S
1717 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 308).
- km
hy2b206E67S
1737 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
- km
hy2b204E67S
1755 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 322).
- km
hy2b205E67S
1774 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NW
(12 kph at 308).
- km
hy2b207E67S
1775 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 298).
- km
hy2b208E67S
1811 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 288).
- km
hy2b209E67S
1811 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 288).
- km
hy2b210E67S
1820 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 288).
- 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.