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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, near gales from the E by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the E by Tue night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
1600
50
150
0
0
0
450
km/h
25
WNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
55
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
40
E
35
ESE
30
NNW
30
N
15
NNE
5
ENE
20
E
85
E
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
2
1
4
 mm
max °C
-25
-24
-21
-18
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-19
-22
-24
-23
-22
-19
min °C
-25
-25
-23
-20
-17
-16
-15
-16
-15
-17
-20
-23
-24
-24
-23
-21
 chill °C
-39
-32
-34
-35
-28
-26
-24
-27
-28
-25
-32
-36
-36
-24
-34
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-34-32-29-27-27-27-27-27-29-30-32-33-31-28-28-29-29-25-23-20-20-20-20-21-22-24-26-28-27-24-23-25-25-22-19-17-16-15-16-15-16-20-23-24-24-23-20-29-30-26-20-16-15-13-12-13-15-17-21-24-28-25-20
Sunrise
5:39
5:26
5:13
5:01
4:48
Sunset
4:13
4:24
4:37
4:49
5:01

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

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, near gales from the E by Fri night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the E by Tue 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
-29°C
light snow
Light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
3.4 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB234E67S
1965 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 140).
- km
hy2b230E67S
1969 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the E
(34 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATB239E68S
1976 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB237E68S
1983 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB238E68S
1988 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB235E67S
1989 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 141).
- km
ASCATB236E67S
1992 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SSE
(18 kph at 149).
- km
hy2b238E68S
1997 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 222).
- 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.