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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -31°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, near gales from the S by Tue night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
0
0
150
300
250
300
300
250
50
4200
1200
km/h
15
SW
10
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
25
SSE
40
SSE
50
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-21
-23
-26
-27
-27
-24
-22
-22
-24
-28
-29
-27
-23
-20
-13
min °C
-25
-22
-24
-28
-27
-28
-30
-23
-23
-28
-28
-30
-31
-25
-22
-17
 chill °C
-36
-31
-36
-42
-40
-43
-44
-34
-30
-37
-36
-39
-43
-38
-37
-30
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
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
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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 -21°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -31°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, near gales from the S by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 500 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.
3 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
hy2b236E69S
1827 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 190).
- km
hy2b237E69S
1831 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 188).
- km
hy2b243E70S
1850 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 195).
- km
hy2b244E70S
1861 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 192).
- km
hy2b243E69S
1869 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 198).
- km
hy2b240E69S
1874 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 190).
- km
hy2b245E70S
1874 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 195).
- km
hy2b242E69S
1890 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 190).
- 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.