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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Thu night, near gales from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun night, moderate winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
50
150
km/h
30
E
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
55
SE
60
SE
35
E
25
ESE
25
ENE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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1
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
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max °C
-17
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-13
-10
-9
-7
-6
-7
-6
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-18
-16
-16
-18
-15
-16
-16
-11
-10
-11
-8
-7
-7
-5
-5
-6
 chill °C
-30
-27
-27
-30
-26
-27
-26
-23
-23
-22
-16
-15
-15
-13
-14
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Thu night, near gales from the SE by Sun afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun night, moderate winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

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
-12°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC250E69S
1982 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC253E69S
1986 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC251E69S
1987 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC253E70S
1992 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC254E70S
1998 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC248E69S
2014 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC252E69S
2015 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC254E69S
2016 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 250).
- 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.