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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
200
150
150
450
0
km/h
40
SE
35
E
50
E
65
ESE
45
ESE
35
E
25
E
20
E
5
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
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 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
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—
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max °C
-13
-13
-9
-12
-14
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-19
-20
-21
-22
-23
-24
-24
min °C
-14
-14
-11
-12
-16
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-22
-23
-24
-24
-25
 chill °C
-25
-26
-23
-26
-28
-32
-31
-29
-24
-29
-30
-33
-33
-36
-34
-30
-30
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-25-23-26-28-30-29-29-29-29-29-29-28-29-29-29-30-31-20-19-17-18-21-23-22-22-22-23-23-24-23-23-24-24-24-25-14-14-10-12-15-19-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-22-23-24-24-25-10-11-8-8-12-17-17-19-23-24-23-23-24-25-24-24-26-29
Sunrise
2:35
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2:15
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1:54
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1:29
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
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9:13
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9:34
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9:59
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10:31
12:00
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12:00
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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat 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
-16°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
3.8 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
63
Gales from the SSE
(63 kph at 160).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB183E64S
2085 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
2109 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
2112 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC189E64S
2121 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB193E64S
2126 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC193E64S
2130 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB192E64S
2130 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 288).
- 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.