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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, severe gales from the ESE by Tue night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
1500
50
0
250
km/h
25
ESE
55
ESE
35
E
30
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
NNE
25
N
15
NNE
15
NW
15
E
75
ESE
20
E
30
NNE
20
E
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-17
-15
-14
-12
-13
-14
-15
-15
-18
-20
-21
-24
-18
-16
-16
-17
min °C
-26
-20
-16
-14
-13
-13
-14
-15
-16
-20
-21
-23
-25
-21
-16
-17
-22
 chill °C
-40
-36
-28
-25
-23
-22
-24
-25
-27
-31
-30
-31
-34
-37
-26
-27
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-28-27-26-27-27-27-28-30-32-33-33-30-29-31-33-35-24-22-20-20-21-21-21-22-23-26-27-27-26-24-25-26-30-21-18-16-16-16-16-16-17-19-22-23-23-23-21-20-21-23-25-19-16-14-13-13-14-15-16-19-21-22-25-20-16-17-20
Sunrise
5:26
5:13
5:01
4:48
4:35
Sunset
4:13
4:24
4:37
4:49
5:01
5:14

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

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, severe gales 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
-23°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (59 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB189E66S
1942 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 148).
- km
ASCATB190E65S
1959 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 125).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB189E65S
2055 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the N
(12 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB188E65S
2058 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATB187E65S
2059 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
2063 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
2064 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 216).
- 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.