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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, severe gales from the ENE by Fri morning).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4600
4550
3900
100
0
300
100
km/h
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
25
ENE
30
NNE
60
NE
55
NE
85
ENE
75
NNE
40
NNE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-34
-33
-34
-33
-31
-29
-26
-23
-23
-21
-23
-25
-18
-21
-21
-23
min °C
-34
-34
-34
-34
-33
-30
-29
-25
-24
-22
-24
-26
-25
-21
-25
-27
 chill °C
-51
-52
-52
-51
-43
-36
-41
-39
-35
-35
-41
-45
-43
-40
-44
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-39-39-39-38-37-34-31-30-29-29-31-28-27-29-30-34-34-34-34-32-30-28-24-24-22-24-26-22-21-23-25-29-29-29-29-28-27-23-20-18-16-19-25-17-17-20-21-28-29-30-30-29-29-23-16-13-13-17-23-15-14-19-26
Sunrise
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4:24
—
—
4:09
—
—
3:56
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—
3:41
—
—
3:26
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—
Sunset
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—
7:22
—
—
7:37
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—
7:51
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8:06
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8:21
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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 Wed morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, severe gales from the ENE by Fri morning).

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.
1 hour ago
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
53 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
938 km S
2835m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
43 minutes ago
-17°C
-
Wind obs. (41 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB191E66S
1935 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the NNW
(65 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB190E66S
1937 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the NNW
(66 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB193E66S
1938 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
72
Gales from the NW
(72 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB192E65S
1993 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 341).
- km
hy2b247E68S
2028 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 322).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
43 minutes ago
-17°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.