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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -25°C on Fri night). 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 -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
650
450
1100
3850
200
50
0
100
450
350
km/h
30
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
45
SE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
SE
40
ESE
45
ESE
55
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
40
E
20
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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2
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-22
-19
-16
-13
-12
-13
-14
-13
-11
-6
-6
-4
-7
-13
-11
-13
min °C
-25
-21
-17
-15
-12
-14
-15
-14
-12
-11
-7
-5
-14
-15
-12
-15
 chill °C
-37
-35
-29
-27
-20
-25
-26
-24
-21
-22
-17
-15
-26
-27
-23
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-31-29-27-26-27-27-26-25-23-22-23-26-27-29-28-27-25-23-20-19-20-20-20-18-16-15-17-19-20-22-22-24-20-18-15-13-15-15-14-12-11-10-11-13-17-16-17-24-20-17-14-12-14-15-14-12-9-7-5-11-14-12-14
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
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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 Mon afternoon, min -25°C on Fri night). 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 -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

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
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (50 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
4.1 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
ASCATB237E69S
1827 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NE
(57 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATB238E69S
1831 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NE
(56 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATC241E69S
1832 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATC238E69S
1834 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB235E69S
1835 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATB236E69S
1836 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATC235E69S
1837 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB239E69S
1841 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATB241E69S
1842 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 36).
- 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.