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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, gales from the N by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon afternoon, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
100
0
0
100
50
0
km/h
35
ESE
15
NE
55
N
50
NNW
45
NNE
60
NNE
50
N
60
N
55
NE
50
NE
35
NNE
35
NW
45
NW
25
NNW
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
7
6
5
2
2
3
2
 mm
max °C
-22
-23
-23
-22
-16
-15
-15
-18
-21
-21
-23
-23
-26
-27
-27
-25
-24
min °C
-23
-24
-23
-23
-20
-15
-16
-23
-22
-22
-25
-25
-27
-28
-27
-26
-25
 chill °C
-38
-39
-40
-39
-35
-30
-30
-41
-38
-37
-40
-41
-42
-43
-40
-38
-36
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
7:00
6:46
6:31
6:18
6:05
Sunset
2:41
2:55
3:08
3:22
3:34
3:48

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

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, gales from the N by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon afternoon, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 110 to 180 degs)
(20 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 300).
0.0 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB224E65S
2180 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB225E65S
2189 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB226E65S
2202 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB253E68S
2207 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATB229E65S
2211 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATB254E68S
2211 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSE
(12 kph at 151).
- km
ASCATB227E65S
2212 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 327).
- 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.