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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
0
50
300
0
50
1250
100
50
150
50
km/h
5
N
0
E
10
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
15
ENE
20
N
25
N
30
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
55
N
30
ENE
40
E
35
NNE
25
N
20
NE
30
SE
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Snowflake cm
9
3
4
2
4
4
 mm
max °C
-25
-25
-20
-18
-17
-16
-15
-15
-8
-7
-5
-6
-11
-9
-10
-17
-22
-16
min °C
-26
-25
-23
-19
-17
-17
-15
-16
-13
-8
-6
-13
-13
-10
-14
-18
-23
-21
 chill °C
-26
-25
-28
-32
-30
-27
-25
-26
-23
-16
-14
-24
-24
-21
-23
-27
-34
-32
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
7:30
7:13
7:00
6:46
6:31
6:18
Sunset
2:26
2:41
2:55
3:08
3:22
3:34

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

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Tue morning).

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
-29°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
0.0 km
938 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 140).
28 km
Mid: few
hy2c256E67S
2313 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 18).
- km
hy2c255E67S
2335 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 22).
- km
hy2c257E67S
2335 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 22).
- km
hy2c254E66S
2358 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 25).
- 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.