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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SE by Fri night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
250
1450
0
km/h
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NNW
15
N
20
ENE
45
ESE
25
SSE
45
SSW
45
WNW
35
NW
40
NNW
40
N
45
NNE
45
NE
25
E
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
1
4
2
2
 mm
max °C
-20
-20
-20
-22
-25
-28
-29
-27
-26
-26
-29
-28
-32
-31
-31
-33
-33
-34
min °C
-21
-21
-21
-24
-27
-30
-30
-28
-27
-27
-30
-32
-33
-32
-33
-33
-34
-35
 chill °C
-32
-32
-31
-37
-41
-44
-42
-41
-44
-41
-47
-50
-51
-50
-52
-52
-53
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-28-30-32-35-34-32-32-32-35-36-38-37-38-39-39-39-21-21-21-23-26-29-30-28-27-27-30-30-33-32-32-33-34-35-15-15-16-19-23-26-26-24-23-23-24-26-26-25-27-27-29-30-12-14-17-17-22-23-25-25-21-20-20-26-23-22-22-23-24-26
Sunrise
5:13
5:01
4:48
4:35
4:22
4:09
Sunset
4:37
4:49
5:01
5:14
5:25
5:37

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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 -20°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SE by Fri 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
-14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB204E67S
1755 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB205E67S
1774 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB206E67S
1830 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB205E66S
1851 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB206E66S
1854 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB207E66S
1899 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB205E65S
1960 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB207E65S
1962 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 287).
- 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.