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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1350
0
0
50
0
0
150
200
1150
km/h
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
45
ESE
45
SE
40
SE
20
ENE
45
NE
35
E
30
SE
45
SSE
20
SW
10
SSE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-26
-22
-16
-13
-13
-14
-21
-23
-21
-17
-18
-17
-18
-22
-25
min °C
-29
-27
-25
-20
-14
-13
-18
-22
-25
-27
-19
-18
-20
-20
-24
-29
 chill °C
-44
-42
-39
-34
-27
-25
-32
-36
-39
-42
-33
-28
-27
-29
-35
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-36-35-32-29-29-30-35-36-34-31-30-32-32-34-35-32-30-29-26-23-23-23-29-31-28-24-24-25-26-28-30-28-26-24-21-18-17-19-25-27-25-21-21-21-21-24-26-29-27-24-18-14-13-16-22-24-24-18-18-19-19-23-27
Sunrise
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4:09
—
—
3:56
—
—
3:41
—
—
3:26
—
—
3:10
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:51
—
—
8:06
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—
8:21
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8:37
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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

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
-28°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (24 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB238E68S
1911 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB240E69S
1921 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB239E68S
1934 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB240E68S
1934 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB241E68S
1943 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB242E69S
1945 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB244E69S
1945 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB243E69S
1951 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 286).
- 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.