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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Sat morning, near gales from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4150
4250
100
350
km/h
25
E
20
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
40
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
40
SE
55
SE
60
SE
25
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
SE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
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—
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1
1
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—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-17
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-14
-12
-12
-9
-8
-5
-5
-3
min °C
-18
-17
-15
-14
-15
-17
-16
-16
-17
-15
-14
-14
-12
-11
-11
-8
-6
-6
 chill °C
-29
-26
-25
-25
-26
-29
-27
-27
-28
-25
-24
-25
-25
-24
-22
-18
-14
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-28-29-29-29-30-30-30-29-29-28-26-25-26-26-25-23-22-22-22-23-22-24-24-24-24-23-23-21-21-20-20-19-19-17-19-18-16-17-17-19-18-19-18-18-17-16-16-16-15-12-11-10-18-17-15-14-15-16-16-16-17-15-14-13-12-10-10-7-6-5
Sunrise
12:00
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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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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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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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12:00
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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 -14°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Sat morning, near gales from the SE by Sun afternoon).

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
-11°C
light snow
Light snow.
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB205E65S
2027 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB204E65S
2029 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB202E65S
2047 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB206E65S
2047 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
2049 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB203E65S
2051 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB202E64S
2059 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 278).
- 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.