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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, gales from the N by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
PM
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PM
night
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PM
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PM
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AM
PM
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
100
0
450
1600
400
50
50
50
km/h
30
NNW
20
NNE
25
ENE
35
E
40
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
50
NNE
40
NE
55
NE
40
NNE
50
NNE
65
ENE
55
ENE
40
NE
40
ENE
20
N
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Snowflake cm
1
5
4
7
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-25
-23
-23
-22
-22
-23
-22
-16
-14
-15
-18
-19
-19
-19
-23
-27
-27
min °C
-25
-25
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-20
-15
-16
-21
-20
-19
-22
-25
-28
-28
 chill °C
-39
-37
-35
-37
-37
-36
-38
-36
-27
-30
-40
-35
-35
-38
-42
-44
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:13
7:00
6:46
6:31
6:18
Sunset
2:26
2:41
2:55
3:08
3:22
3:34

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

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, gales from the N by Fri night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Wed 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
-27°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 70).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Amundsen-Scott Airport
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 320).
0.4 km
938 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Vostok
1509 km SW
3490m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
20 km
Mid: clear
hy2c183E66S
1954 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c182E65S
1972 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c183E65S
1988 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 295).
- km
hy2c184E65S
1991 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c185E65S
2027 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 335).
- 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.