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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
9600
5000
km/h
50
NE
55
NE
70
N
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NE
20
NNE
15
E
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
8
8
1
1
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-16
-15
-18
-20
-23
-23
-25
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-25
min °C
-19
-15
-20
-22
-23
-25
-26
-26
-27
-29
-28
-27
-26
-27
-26
-25
 chill °C
-34
-29
-37
-36
-37
-38
-34
-26
-36
-41
-40
-39
-38
-40
-38
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-22-25-28-30-31-33-33-33-34-33-32-32-32-32-31-18-15-19-21-23-24-26-26-27-28-28-27-26-27-26-25-13-11-14-15-19-20-21-22-23-25-24-23-23-22-22-21-11-5-7-9-16-18-19-21-23-23-24-25-25-24-24-23
Sunrise
6:46
6:31
6:18
6:05
5:52
Sunset
3:08
3:22
3:34
3:48
4:00

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

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 170).
2.3 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Amundsen-Scott Airport
795 km S
507m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
2.4 km
High: few
938 km S
2835m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: scattered
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
938 km S
2835m alt.
50 minutes ago
-73°C
light snow
Diamond dust.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
2.4 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB201E65S
2055 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATB202E65S
2055 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB203E65S
2055 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB187E65S
2056 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB188E65S
2057 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 248).
- 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.