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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
250
200
7550
4700
2850
0
200
km/h
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NE
25
ESE
35
SE
25
SSE
20
S
10
SSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
30
ENE
50
NE
30
N
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
3
2
4
 mm
max °C
-23
-24
-25
-27
-28
-27
-27
-27
-28
-29
-29
-28
-24
-21
-20
-20
min °C
-24
-25
-26
-28
-28
-28
-27
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-26
-22
-20
-21
 chill °C
-37
-39
-38
-40
-42
-44
-42
-39
-37
-38
-41
-38
-37
-38
-32
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:18
6:05
5:52
5:39
5:26
Sunset
3:34
3:48
4:00
4:13
4:24

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

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Mainly near 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
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm.(Wind varies from 009 to 011 degs)
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
2.4 km
938 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC199E66S
1859 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the NNW
(71 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATC200E66S
1870 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the NNW
(64 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB199E66S
1873 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the NNW
(71 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC201E66S
1882 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NNW
(61 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB200E66S
1885 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 339).
- 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.