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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, gales from the N by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
100
0
0
100
50
0
km/h
50
ESE
10
ENE
45
N
40
N
45
NE
50
NNE
45
NNE
70
N
55
NNE
45
NE
30
NNE
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNE
15
ENE
25
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
6
5
2
2
3
2
 mm
max °C
-17
-18
-18
-17
-12
-10
-10
-13
-16
-17
-20
-21
-22
-23
-22
-21
-19
min °C
-17
-18
-19
-19
-15
-11
-10
-16
-17
-19
-21
-22
-23
-23
-23
-22
-20
 chill °C
-31
-30
-33
-33
-28
-23
-21
-31
-32
-32
-34
-35
-37
-36
-35
-32
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:00
6:46
6:31
6:18
6:05
Sunset
2:41
2:55
3:08
3:22
3:34
3:48

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

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, gales from the N by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 120 degs)
(26 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 300).
0.0 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c196E65S
1994 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 10).
- km
hy2c198E65S
1996 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 10).
- km
hy2c187E65S
2006 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c189E65S
2007 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 2).
- km
hy2c188E65S
2010 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c199E65S
2022 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 10).
- km
hy2c200E65S
2026 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 8).
- 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.