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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
3850
3750
150
950
250
200
450
1250
km/h
20
ESE
25
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
ESE
45
SE
40
SE
25
ENE
20
NE
40
NE
45
NE
50
E
85
NE
40
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
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1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-26
-21
-19
-18
-16
-17
-18
-12
-10
-13
-16
min °C
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-25
-20
-19
-17
-17
-19
-20
-10
-15
-22
 chill °C
-41
-43
-46
-46
-46
-43
-43
-36
-35
-33
-25
-27
-35
-36
-22
-31
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-39-39-39-39-38-37-34-31-30-29-29-30-27-24-29-31-33-34-34-34-34-33-30-28-25-24-22-23-23-21-17-22-25-28-29-29-29-29-28-27-23-20-19-17-17-19-16-10-14-19-25-28-29-29-30-30-30-25-17-15-15-16-18-15-7-9-18
Sunrise
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4:24
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4:09
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3:56
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3:41
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3:26
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Sunset
8:09
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7:22
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7:37
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7:51
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8:06
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8:21
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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 -19°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat 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
-22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC205E68S
1731 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC206E68S
1732 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC207E68S
1737 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC204E67S
1836 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB206E67S
1840 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC206E67S
1841 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC205E67S
1843 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB207E67S
1846 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC207E67S
1849 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 259).
- 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.