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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
0
1550
0
km/h
30
SSE
15
S
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNE
25
ENE
15
E
20
N
30
N
35
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNW
35
N
15
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-27
-28
-29
-29
-28
-25
-23
-21
-22
-20
-21
-21
-23
-24
-27
-26
min °C
-27
-28
-29
-30
-29
-27
-24
-22
-22
-21
-21
-22
-24
-26
-28
-27
 chill °C
-43
-38
-37
-41
-42
-39
-36
-32
-33
-33
-35
-38
-40
-42
-42
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:52
5:39
5:26
5:13
5:01
Sunset
4:00
4:13
4:24
4:37
4:49

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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 -21°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

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
-23°C
clear
Haze -.
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 50).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
hy2b237E68S
1989 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 302).
- km
hy2b236E67S
1995 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 302).
- km
hy2b238E68S
2001 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 302).
- km
hy2b235E67S
2002 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 302).
- km
hy2b237E67S
2005 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 302).
- km
hy2b239E68S
2010 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 302).
- km
hy2b241E68S
2020 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 308).
- km
hy2b240E68S
2023 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 305).
- 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.