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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, near gales from the N by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
0
50
50
50
0
km/h
35
ESE
50
SE
15
SE
30
N
30
N
20
E
30
ESE
30
ENE
50
N
25
NE
25
ENE
20
SSE
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
E
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
3
5
1
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-17
-17
-18
-19
-11
-9
-5
-8
-11
-11
-11
-12
-15
-17
-19
-18
-18
min °C
-18
-17
-18
-18
-19
-16
-10
-7
-10
-11
-12
-12
-14
-16
-20
-19
-18
-18
 chill °C
-31
-31
-29
-30
-31
-25
-20
-15
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-24
-29
-28
-24
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:13
7:00
6:46
6:31
6:18
6:05
Sunset
2:41
2:55
3:08
3:22
3:34
3:48

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

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, near gales from the N by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
-22°C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 040 to 120 degs)
(22 kph at 80).
1.4 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB184E65S
1979 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATB190E65S
1998 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATB189E65S
2011 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB188E65S
2023 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB187E65S
2024 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
2026 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 14).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-28°C
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB185E65S
2053 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB188E64S
2062 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 23).
- 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.