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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the E by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
200
4800
100
km/h
5
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
40
S
30
SSE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
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 mm
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max °C
-11
-13
-15
-15
-13
-12
-12
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-12
-14
-14
-13
min °C
-13
-14
-15
-17
-14
-12
-13
-11
-11
-12
-11
-12
-15
-15
-15
-14
 chill °C
-21
-22
-24
-26
-21
-18
-20
-20
-21
-22
-21
-21
-25
-25
-25
-25
Freezing level m
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the E by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
-16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
938 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: overcast
Vostok
1509 km SW
3490m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB186E65S
2064 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
2065 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
2071 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
2071 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
2071 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 224).
- 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.