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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sun night, moderate winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Fri night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1850
400
50
300
2250
4350
300
1000
1400
0
km/h
55
SE
35
SSE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
E
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
15
SSW
30
SE
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Snowflake cm
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max °C
-16
-19
-22
-20
-19
-17
-15
-12
-11
-11
-13
-14
-16
-15
-13
-9
min °C
-16
-20
-22
-22
-19
-17
-18
-13
-12
-13
-14
-15
-16
-15
-14
-13
 chill °C
-30
-33
-35
-36
-30
-28
-29
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
-22
-20
-21
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sun night, moderate winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the E 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.
1 hour ago
-25°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
ASCATB250E70S
1881 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SE
(29 kph at 142).
- km
ASCATB249E70S
1898 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SE
(27 kph at 141).
- km
hy2b249E70S
1898 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATB248E70S
1901 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATB255E71S
1901 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB253E70S
1903 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 311).
- 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.