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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, gales from the E by Tue morning).

Thursday
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Sunday
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Monday
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part cloud
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snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1200
50
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450
0
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1250
600
3500
3900
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km/h
45
NE
55
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
15
NNW
35
NNW
20
NNE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
55
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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max °C
-16
-27
-26
-21
-22
-25
-25
-23
-21
-17
-16
-15
-13
-12
-11
-9
min °C
-26
-27
-26
-24
-23
-25
-26
-24
-21
-20
-16
-16
-14
-13
-12
-10
 chill °C
-45
-46
-41
-36
-36
-40
-40
-36
-34
-32
-28
-29
-23
-21
-21
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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3:26
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3:10
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2:54
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2:35
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Sunset
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8:06
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8:21
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8:37
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8:53
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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 -16°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, gales from the E by Tue morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the N.(Wind varies from 290 to 070 degs)
(20 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB232E68S
1865 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB231E68S
1866 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB233E68S
1871 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNE
(52 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB236E69S
1872 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATB234E68S
1877 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB237E68S
1880 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB236E68S
1881 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNE
(47 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATB229E68S
1883 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the N
(53 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB230E68S
1885 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 13).
- 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.