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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
0
0
1650
0
1150
50
km/h
35
ESE
45
SE
35
SE
25
S
15
SSW
15
NW
25
NW
20
N
30
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
30
NE
35
NE
30
N
35
NNW
45
NNW
50
NE
0
ENE
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Snowflake cm
3
2
 mm
max °C
-28
-27
-27
-27
-30
-29
-29
-27
-24
-23
-23
-22
-25
-24
-24
-31
-34
-32
min °C
-28
-27
-27
-28
-30
-30
-30
-28
-26
-23
-23
-23
-26
-26
-29
-32
-35
-35
 chill °C
-44
-44
-44
-41
-42
-43
-44
-40
-39
-33
-34
-34
-40
-40
-47
-51
-53
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-32-33-35-35-35-34-32-30-29-30-33-32-33-37-39-37-28-27-27-28-30-30-30-28-25-23-23-23-26-25-27-32-35-34-23-23-23-23-23-25-26-25-21-19-18-17-20-21-23-27-30-29-25-23-23-23-24-27-31-29-23-19-17-14-15-19-23-29-29-30
Sunrise
6:05
5:52
5:39
5:26
5:13
5:01
Sunset
3:48
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 -24°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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
-21°C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
6.0 km
Low: few
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
1.4 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c238E67S
2001 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c237E67S
2013 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c241E68S
2022 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c234E67S
2031 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c240E68S
2031 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c235E67S
2036 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c240E67S
2043 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 300).
- 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.