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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
1500
50
0
250
km/h
20
NNE
65
ENE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
E
25
E
25
E
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NW
5
NE
65
E
35
N
20
E
25
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-21
-20
-19
-20
-21
-21
-22
-22
-25
-26
-27
-25
-24
-24
-25
-29
min °C
-24
-22
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-22
-24
-26
-28
-27
-26
-24
-25
-27
-30
 chill °C
-36
-38
-33
-32
-31
-30
-33
-35
-37
-37
-40
-40
-26
-40
-38
-41
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-28-27-26-27-27-27-28-30-32-33-33-30-29-31-33-35-24-22-20-20-21-21-21-22-23-26-27-27-26-24-25-26-30-21-18-16-16-16-16-16-17-19-22-23-23-23-21-20-21-23-25-19-16-14-13-13-14-15-16-19-21-22-25-20-16-17-20
Sunrise
5:26
5:13
5:01
4:48
4:35
Sunset
4:13
4:24
4:37
4:49
5:01
5:14

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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 Fri night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

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.
3 hours ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (63 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
3.1 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB204E66S
1950 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB205E66S
1952 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC240E68S
2024 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATC241E68S
2040 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSE
(29 kph at 147).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC243E68S
2041 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 148).
- km
ASCATC242E68S
2043 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSE
(27 kph at 150).
- km
ASCATB242E68S
2050 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 147).
- 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.