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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, strong winds from the E by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4700
1300
0
300
50
0
1000
300
1100
350
1450
km/h
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
ENE
35
ENE
40
E
30
E
20
E
25
ENE
45
NE
35
NE
20
ESE
25
S
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
N
5
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-33
-31
-30
-29
-26
-24
-23
-23
-27
-32
-26
-25
-25
-27
-30
-31
-32
min °C
-33
-33
-33
-30
-29
-28
-24
-24
-24
-30
-34
-31
-26
-26
-28
-31
-32
-33
 chill °C
-51
-50
-50
-43
-45
-43
-37
-36
-39
-50
-52
-43
-40
-33
-40
-31
-32
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-39-39-36-36-34-30-30-30-35-38-35-32-33-34-36-37-37-33-33-32-30-29-27-24-24-24-29-33-29-26-26-28-31-32-33-29-29-28-26-24-21-19-18-18-25-29-25-22-22-23-26-27-28-29-29-29-27-23-18-15-13-15-23-26-24-19-19-23-25-27-30
Sunrise
4:24
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—
4:09
—
—
3:56
—
—
3:41
—
—
3:26
—
—
3:10
—
—
Sunset
—
7:22
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:51
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:37
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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 -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, strong winds from the E by Tue night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Thu morning, calm by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-24°C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
ASCATB157E61S
2606 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB150E62S
2637 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB149E62S
2638 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB151E62S
2650 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB148E62S
2650 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB158E61S
2652 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB156E61S
2663 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the SW
(70 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB153E61S
2667 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 226).
- 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.