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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
650
0
0
4450
400
0
150
4950
100
km/h
25
N
30
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
45
SE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
E
35
SE
55
SE
55
ESE
60
ESE
40
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
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1
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-27
-22
-18
-16
-13
-11
-13
-14
-11
-10
-6
-5
-4
-7
-12
-11
-14
min °C
-27
-25
-20
-17
-15
-12
-13
-15
-12
-11
-10
-5
-5
-13
-13
-12
-16
 chill °C
-40
-37
-34
-29
-27
-20
-22
-26
-22
-21
-22
-16
-16
-21
-18
-20
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-33-31-29-26-26-27-27-26-25-22-22-24-26-27-28-28-29-27-25-22-19-19-20-20-19-17-15-15-17-18-20-21-21-26-24-20-18-14-13-15-15-13-11-10-9-10-12-15-15-14-27-24-19-17-14-12-13-15-12-11-8-5-5-10-13-12-15
Sunrise
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3:10
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2:54
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2:35
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2:15
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1:54
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Sunset
8:21
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8:37
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8:53
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9:13
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9:34
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9:59
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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 -11°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

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
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
High: broken
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB234E69S
1846 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 59).
- km
ASCATB235E69S
1859 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 57).
- km
ASCATC235E69S
1864 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB236E69S
1865 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATC236E69S
1869 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB237E69S
1879 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 49).
- 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.