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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -33°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
1600
400
0
0
km/h
20
NNE
20
NNE
45
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ESE
25
E
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNW
25
NW
5
WNW
75
E
45
N
60
ENE
50
E
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
1
5
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-27
-24
-22
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-22
-24
-26
-26
-24
-22
-23
-25
-30
min °C
-29
-25
-23
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-22
-23
-26
-27
-26
-25
-23
-24
-28
-33
 chill °C
-42
-36
-37
-34
-32
-31
-29
-31
-34
-35
-39
-41
-39
-30
-41
-40
-46
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-31-29-27-27-27-27-27-28-29-31-32-32-29-28-31-33-37-28-25-23-21-20-20-20-20-22-23-25-27-26-25-23-24-27-32-25-22-18-17-16-16-16-15-16-18-21-23-23-22-20-17-22-26-29-26-20-17-15-14-13-14-16-17-19-21-22-23-18-13-16-21
Sunrise
5:39
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near 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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -33°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.
2 hours ago
-29°C
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
2.1 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC228E67S
1996 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATC228E66S
2005 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATC225E66S
2006 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ESE
(45 kph at 114).
- km
ASCATC247E68S
2016 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC246E68S
2027 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC226E66S
2030 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 108).
- km
ASCATC227E66S
2039 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 99).
- 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.