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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
0
1550
0
km/h
50
SSE
25
SSW
20
W
30
W
10
NW
20
ENE
50
E
35
ESE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNW
35
NNW
10
E
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
-22
-18
-17
-16
-15
-16
-16
-17
-21
-24
-23
min °C
-24
-23
-24
-25
-25
-23
-21
-18
-17
-16
-16
-17
-21
-23
-24
-24
 chill °C
-41
-35
-36
-39
-32
-34
-36
-30
-26
-26
-27
-30
-34
-38
-39
-34
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
5:52
5:39
5:26
5:13
5:01
Sunset
4:00
4:13
4:24
4:37
4:49

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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 -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-23°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB203E67S
1837 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB200E66S
1939 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATB198E66S
1939 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 171).
- km
ASCATB199E66S
1939 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB201E66S
1940 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATC201E66S
1942 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATC202E66S
1942 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATC203E66S
1942 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the S
(25 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATB202E66S
1943 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 192).
- 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.