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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Sun night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
6750
3600
50
150
150
100
0
0
50
km/h
35
SE
45
SE
50
SSE
40
S
25
WSW
25
W
15
W
5
W
40
ESE
40
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
20
NE
25
NE
20
E
15
NE
15
N
15
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
 mm
max °C
-24
-23
-22
-23
-24
-25
-30
-30
-21
-19
-17
-14
-14
-19
-24
-24
-23
-26
min °C
-25
-23
-24
-23
-24
-29
-31
-30
-27
-19
-18
-17
-17
-23
-27
-27
-27
-29
 chill °C
-40
-39
-41
-38
-37
-43
-41
-36
-41
-33
-30
-29
-28
-34
-36
-38
-38
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-33-34-35-36-36-34-32-30-29-29-30-35-36-35-36-37-28-27-27-28-29-30-30-29-25-23-22-22-24-29-30-29-31-32-24-23-24-23-23-25-26-24-22-19-18-17-19-24-26-26-26-26-25-23-23-23-24-27-31-30-24-19-18-16-16-21-26-26-25-28
Sunrise
6:05
5:52
5:39
5:26
5:13
5:01
Sunset
3:48
4:00
4:13
4:24
4:37
4:49

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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 -21°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Sun 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
-21°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
1.4 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
ASCATB192E66S
1933 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB193E65S
1944 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB192E65S
1947 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB191E65S
1956 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB189E65S
1964 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB190E65S
1968 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB188E65S
1995 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB195E65S
2001 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 279).
- 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.