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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
AM
PM
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
550
2150
1500
km/h
30
E
30
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
25
N
25
N
15
NE
5
ENE
10
E
55
SE
45
SE
15
SE
15
W
25
WNW
10
N
15
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-14
-13
-12
-12
-13
-15
-16
-21
-23
-23
-24
-19
-19
-19
-20
-25
-24
-22
min °C
-15
-14
-12
-12
-14
-16
-18
-24
-24
-25
-26
-22
-19
-19
-23
-26
-26
-23
 chill °C
-26
-25
-22
-21
-24
-24
-29
-37
-33
-31
-35
-37
-33
-28
-35
-38
-35
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-27-27-27-28-30-31-33-33-30-30-31-31-34-36-36-37-21-20-20-21-21-22-24-25-28-28-26-26-25-26-28-30-31-31-16-16-16-16-16-17-19-22-25-24-24-22-22-22-23-25-26-26-15-14-12-12-14-16-17-23-24-24-25-21-19-19-22-26-25-23
Sunrise
5:26
5:13
5:01
4:48
4:35
4:22
Sunset
4:24
4:37
4:49
5:01
5:14
5:25

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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 Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Tue night, calm by Wed 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
-17°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (96 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
1.9 km
High: broken
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
2.4 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-67°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c228E67S
1965 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 328).
- km
hy2c231E67S
1977 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c230E67S
1987 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 312).
- km
hy2c235E67S
1994 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 332).
- km
hy2c239E68S
1995 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c238E68S
1997 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 325).
- km
hy2c229E67S
2001 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 318).
- 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.