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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, gales from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the N by Mon morning).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4100
0
0
1400
0
50
50
150
km/h
10
SSW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
N
15
N
35
NE
20
NE
20
N
40
NE
55
NNE
40
NNE
20
NE
20
N
25
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
40
NE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
1
3
1
2
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-28
-28
-29
-28
-25
-22
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-23
-24
-24
-25
-24
-23
min °C
-28
-28
-29
-29
-26
-24
-21
-20
-22
-22
-21
-22
-24
-24
-25
-26
-24
-26
 chill °C
-37
-39
-40
-40
-36
-37
-32
-31
-39
-39
-36
-33
-36
-36
-38
-41
-36
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
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
4:48
Sunset
4:00
4:13
4:24
4:37
4:49
5:01

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

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, gales from the NNE by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the N by Mon morning).

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
-22°C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB275E65S
2868 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB276E65S
2884 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB277E65S
2901 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB278E65S
2913 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB274E64S
2957 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB275E64S
2978 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB276E64S
3000 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB277E64S
3011 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB278E64S
3028 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 257).
- 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.