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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, gales from the ESE by Wed night).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
100
200
0
0
4050
km/h
35
N
45
NE
50
NE
65
N
40
NNE
35
N
30
NNE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
20
ESE
35
E
45
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
40
E
50
E
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Snowflake cm
7
7
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-17
-12
-10
-12
-14
-16
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-21
-19
-19
-22
-24
min °C
-19
-15
-11
-14
-15
-19
-21
-21
-21
-22
-23
-23
-22
-21
-20
-23
-25
 chill °C
-32
-28
-23
-28
-27
-32
-34
-33
-29
-30
-36
-37
-38
-38
-34
-39
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:46
6:31
6:18
6:05
5:52
Sunset
2:55
3:08
3:22
3:34
3:48
4:00

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

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, gales from the ESE by Wed 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
-21°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
High: few
ASCATB228E66S
2101 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB235E66S
2135 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATB231E66S
2138 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(32 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB232E66S
2149 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATB233E66S
2160 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(32 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATB223E65S
2164 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATB234E66S
2173 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATB224E65S
2178 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 351).
- 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.