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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
200
150
6550
250
km/h
20
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
SE
20
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
ESE
45
ESE
30
E
35
SE
40
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-31
-31
-29
-27
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
-30
-30
-29
-28
-28
-26
min °C
-30
-31
-31
-31
-28
-26
-27
-27
-27
-31
-30
-30
-30
-28
-28
-27
 chill °C
-45
-47
-45
-39
-37
-34
-36
-36
-40
-49
-47
-48
-48
-43
-44
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-36-36-36-35-34-34-34-34-36-36-36-36-35-35-33-28-31-31-30-28-26-27-27-27-29-30-30-30-28-28-27-24-26-25-25-23-22-22-22-22-25-27-26-26-25-24-23-23-25-22-23-23-22-21-21-22-23-24-24-26-24-22-20
Sunrise
4:22
4:09
3:57
4:44
3:30
Sunset
5:25
5:37
5:51
7:04
6:16

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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 -26°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Tue 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
-29°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
1.9 km
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
34 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2.8 km
High: few
938 km S
2835m alt.
24 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2.8 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB201E67S
1787 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB199E67S
1827 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATB200E67S
1828 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB199E66S
1871 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB198E66S
1915 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB195E66S
1919 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATC193E66S
1931 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 338).
- 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.