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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
0
km/h
40
ENE
35
ENE
20
NE
5
NNE
10
S
15
ESE
15
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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3
1
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-24
-23
-22
-19
-18
-17
-17
-20
-22
-23
-22
-22
-21
-21
-20
-19
min °C
-25
-25
-24
-22
-21
-19
-18
-19
-21
-22
-23
-23
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
 chill °C
-41
-40
-35
-26
-27
-28
-27
-30
-32
-32
-31
-32
-30
-28
-21
-20
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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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 -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 2500 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
-17°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC253E70S
1901 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC252E70S
1910 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC251E70S
1921 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC250E70S
1929 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC249E70S
1936 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC249E69S
1942 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC248E69S
1955 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC244E69S
1968 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC247E69S
1971 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 238).
- 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.