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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, near gales from the ESE by Wed night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
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clear
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cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
100
100
2700
8050
km/h
45
E
35
ESE
65
E
70
E
60
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
55
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
E
60
ESE
60
SE
50
ESE
40
ESE
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max °C
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-19
-18
-17
-18
-18
-19
min °C
-18
-18
-18
-20
-20
-21
-21
-19
-19
-20
-21
-18
-18
-18
-18
-20
 chill °C
-31
-31
-34
-37
-36
-36
-36
-34
-32
-35
-35
-32
-34
-34
-33
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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 -17°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, near gales from the ESE by Wed 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
-12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
High: scattered
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Vostok
1509 km SW
3490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 220).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2b245E70S
1830 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATB251E71S
1833 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 352).
- km
hy2b250E71S
1834 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB252E71S
1836 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 353).
- 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.