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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
50
100
6950
7000
3700
1600
1400
1000
150
km/h
10
E
35
ESE
45
SE
45
SSE
25
SSW
20
W
30
WNW
5
WNW
15
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
30
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-24
-23
-23
-24
-24
-25
-26
-25
-21
-19
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
min °C
-24
-24
-23
-24
-24
-24
-26
-26
-25
-22
-20
-19
-18
-17
-17
-21
 chill °C
-32
-39
-39
-40
-37
-36
-40
-33
-35
-36
-34
-32
-30
-26
-26
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-33-33-34-35-36-36-35-32-31-29-28-28-29-30-28-28-28-28-29-29-31-31-30-26-24-22-22-22-22-23-24-24-23-24-24-24-26-26-25-22-20-19-18-17-17-19-28-25-24-24-24-26-29-30-30-25-21-20-17-15-15-17
Sunrise
6:05
5:52
5:39
5:26
5:13
Sunset
3:48
4:00
4:13
4:24
4:37

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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 -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

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
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
ASCATB196E66S
1932 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB197E66S
1934 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATC197E66S
1935 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC198E66S
1936 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB198E66S
1936 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNW
(60 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC199E66S
1937 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NNW
(61 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB201E66S
1938 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC201E66S
1939 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the NNW
(65 kph at 346).
- 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.