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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
50
350
150
4300
3800
300
km/h
35
NNE
25
NE
40
ESE
55
ESE
65
ESE
60
E
25
E
15
ESE
20
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
40
S
25
SW
0
NE
15
SE
20
ESE
30
ENE
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-25
-25
-26
-28
-29
-31
-32
-33
-33
-34
-33
-34
-27
-22
-21
-21
-21
min °C
-24
-25
-26
-27
-29
-31
-32
-33
-33
-34
-34
-35
-34
-30
-25
-22
-21
-23
 chill °C
-39
-38
-41
-46
-49
-48
-45
-45
-46
-52
-53
-56
-53
-45
-25
-31
-32
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-33-33-35-36-38-39-39-39-39-39-39-35-30-28-27-29-24-25-26-27-29-30-32-33-33-34-34-34-34-29-24-22-21-22-20-20-21-22-24-26-27-27-28-29-29-29-28-25-22-18-16-16-18-17-18-18-20-23-22-23-26-28-27-27-24-26-24-18-15-14
Sunrise
4:09
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3:57
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4:44
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3:30
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3:16
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3:02
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Sunset
—
5:37
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5:51
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7:04
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—
6:16
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6:30
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6:44
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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Tue 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
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (52 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
6.0 km
hy2c206E68S
1720 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c205E68S
1723 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c207E68S
1735 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c204E67S
1745 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c207E67S
1751 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c203E67S
1770 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c206E67S
1772 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c201E67S
1781 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 260).
- 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.