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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
650
0
1300
4300
200
200
150
5100
5150
1250
0
600
km/h
30
NW
25
N
25
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
55
SE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
E
25
ESE
35
SE
65
ESE
65
ESE
45
ESE
25
SE
30
NE
25
ESE
15
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
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—
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-27
-22
-18
-16
-12
-11
-13
-12
-10
-9
-8
-5
-6
-7
-11
-13
-13
min °C
-25
-27
-25
-20
-17
-14
-12
-14
-14
-11
-10
-9
-5
-7
-9
-12
-13
-15
 chill °C
-39
-40
-37
-34
-30
-27
-21
-24
-24
-20
-20
-21
-16
-16
-13
-22
-22
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-33-31-29-26-26-26-27-26-24-21-23-23-25-28-29-29-29-29-27-25-22-19-19-19-19-19-17-14-16-16-18-21-22-22-25-26-24-20-17-14-13-14-14-13-10-10-10-11-13-15-16-15-24-27-24-19-17-13-12-14-13-11-10-9-5-7-8-12-13-14
Sunrise
3:26
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—
3:10
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—
2:54
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—
2:35
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2:15
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1:54
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Sunset
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8:21
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8:37
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—
8:53
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—
9:13
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9:34
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9:59
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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 Sun morning, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SE by Sat night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Tue 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
-26°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (28 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: clear
hy2c205E67S
1829 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 88).
- km
hy2c203E66S
1850 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the E
(58 kph at 92).
- km
hy2c204E66S
1851 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the E
(59 kph at 90).
- km
hy2c205E66S
1852 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the E
(62 kph at 88).
- km
hy2c206E66S
1854 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 85).
- 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.