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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Fri night, near gales from the SE by Sun night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4150
km/h
35
E
25
E
20
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
35
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
45
SE
45
SE
55
SE
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1
 mm
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max °C
-17
-18
-17
-14
-14
-14
-16
-15
-16
-16
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-6
min °C
-18
-18
-17
-15
-14
-15
-17
-16
-16
-17
-15
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
 chill °C
-30
-29
-26
-25
-25
-26
-30
-26
-27
-29
-26
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
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. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Fri night, near gales from the SE 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.
1 hour ago
-8°C
light snow
Light snow.
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
2830m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
hy2c253E70S
1978 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the S
(29 kph at 175).
- km
hy2c247E69S
1989 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 205).
- km
hy2c254E70S
1990 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 175).
- km
hy2c248E69S
1991 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
- km
hy2c253E69S
2004 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the S
(23 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATB255E70S
2004 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSE
(42 kph at 153).
- 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.