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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the ESE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4100
0
0
1400
0
50
50
150
km/h
25
SW
20
W
25
WNW
5
SE
15
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ESE
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NW
10
N
45
ESE
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
3
1
2
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-22
-24
-27
-30
-26
-18
-16
-14
-12
-12
-12
-12
-15
-21
-21
-22
-23
-20
min °C
-23
-25
-31
-31
-28
-23
-17
-15
-13
-13
-12
-14
-17
-21
-22
-23
-23
-22
 chill °C
-35
-38
-38
-31
-39
-38
-30
-25
-23
-22
-21
-14
-28
-32
-32
-32
-31
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-35-35-32-30-28-27-28-28-28-28-30-30-31-30-28-30-28-28-29-29-26-23-21-20-21-22-21-22-24-24-25-26-24-25-23-23-25-25-23-19-17-16-16-17-17-17-19-21-23-22-22-22-23-25-29-31-27-21-17-15-13-13-12-13-16-21-22-23-23-21
Sunrise
5:52
5:39
5:26
5:13
5:01
4:48
Sunset
4:00
4:13
4:24
4:37
4:49
5:01

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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the ESE by Fri night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the ESE by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-22°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c202E66S
1885 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 22).
- km
hy2c198E66S
1896 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c199E66S
1896 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 345).
- km
hy2c201E66S
1914 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 10).
- km
hy2c200E66S
1929 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c204E66S
1945 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 2).
- km
hy2c199E65S
1945 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 338).
- km
hy2c203E66S
1947 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c202E65S
1961 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 2).
- 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.