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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1350
50
400
km/h
70
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
N
20
E
80
ESE
35
NNE
30
E
30
SE
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
4
1
5
2
 mm
max °C
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-18
-21
-23
-24
-22
-19
-19
-21
-24
min °C
-18
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-19
-22
-24
-24
-23
-21
-20
-23
-26
 chill °C
-34
-28
-27
-28
-26
-28
-28
-31
-34
-36
-32
-35
-39
-32
-38
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:26
5:13
5:01
4:48
4:35
Sunset
4:24
4:37
4:49
5:01
5:14

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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 1500 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
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
53 minutes ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
70
Gales from the S
(70 kph at 190).
2.2 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB238E68S
1995 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NE
(61 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATB239E68S
2005 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the ENE
(55 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATB239E67S
2016 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ENE
(46 kph at 65).
- km
ASCATB240E67S
2042 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATB241E67S
2069 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATB242E67S
2072 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATC242E67S
2091 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATB243E67S
2111 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the ENE
(34 kph at 64).
- km
ASCATC243E67S
2114 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 61).
- 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.