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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, near gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1300
50
50
1100
0
km/h
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
SE
45
SE
50
ESE
50
ESE
40
SE
25
E
20
ESE
25
SE
40
ESE
45
SE
35
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-10
-13
-16
-15
-11
-11
-11
-12
-17
-18
-17
min °C
-11
-10
-9
-11
-11
-11
-15
-16
-15
-14
-11
-11
-15
-18
-18
-18
 chill °C
-22
-21
-20
-23
-23
-23
-26
-27
-25
-24
-22
-23
-25
-28
-29
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, near gales from the SSE by Sat 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
-9°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (39 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB251E71S
1822 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c249E71S
1824 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB252E71S
1835 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 293).
- km
hy2c249E70S
1837 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c250E71S
1837 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c253E71S
1846 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c248E70S
1848 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB253E71S
1851 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 296).
- 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.