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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -30°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4600
4550
3900
100
0
300
100
km/h
25
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
50
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
NE
50
NE
40
SE
75
NE
60
N
15
NE
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-29
-29
-30
-28
-29
-19
-16
-13
-12
-14
-22
-9
-9
-18
-23
min °C
-29
-29
-30
-30
-29
-29
-27
-16
-13
-14
-19
-23
-20
-18
-20
-28
 chill °C
-44
-45
-46
-45
-46
-46
-41
-30
-22
-24
-34
-38
-32
-35
-35
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-39-39-39-38-37-34-31-30-29-29-31-28-27-29-30-34-34-34-34-32-30-28-24-24-22-24-26-22-21-23-25-29-29-29-29-28-27-23-20-18-16-19-25-17-17-20-21-28-29-30-30-29-29-23-16-13-13-17-23-15-14-19-26
Sunrise
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4:24
—
—
4:09
—
—
3:56
—
—
3:41
—
—
3:26
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—
Sunset
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:51
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—
8:06
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8:21
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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 -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -30°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Fri morning, calm by Fri 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
-23°C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
10.0 km
ASCATC237E68S
1909 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC236E68S
1913 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATC241E69S
1926 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATC238E68S
1928 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC239E68S
1930 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATC240E68S
1940 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATC242E69S
1942 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC243E69S
1943 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC241E68S
1943 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 345).
- 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.