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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed afternoon, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -25°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
50
ESE
75
SE
45
ESE
50
NE
40
NE
45
N
25
NE
25
ENE
30
SE
40
SE
45
SSE
30
SE
25
E
40
ESE
45
E
40
ENE
20
ESE
15
NE
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max °C
-31
-25
-26
-31
-32
-32
-32
-30
-26
-24
-23
-17
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-15
min °C
-32
-28
-31
-31
-33
-34
-32
-31
-29
-25
-23
-21
-16
-13
-14
-15
-14
-16
-52
-49
-50
-50
-52
-52
-48
-46
-43
-41
-39
-35
-27
-25
-26
-25
-22
-25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
50
100
50
50
50
0
3100
100
200
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
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. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed afternoon, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NE by Fri morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -25°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

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
-20° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC205E68S
1669 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC203E68S
1673 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC204E68S
1675 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC207E68S
1677 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC206E68S
1682 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC202E68S
1699 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC208E68S
1700 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 219).
- 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.