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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
0
250
km/h
30
N
25
NNE
30
E
35
E
35
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
25
ENE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
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Snowflake cm
7
4
4
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-17
-18
-8
-6
-5
-7
-13
-14
-17
-20
-22
-24
-28
-28
-27
-26
-26
-24
min °C
-18
-18
-15
-8
-5
-11
-15
-15
-19
-21
-23
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
-25
 chill °C
-30
-29
-26
-18
-14
-22
-26
-24
-31
-31
-32
-38
-39
-40
-41
-40
-39
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-29-24-21-22-27-32-32-32-31-32-32-32-33-33-32-32-31-23-22-18-15-16-21-26-26-25-25-26-26-27-27-28-27-27-26-19-19-14-11-10-15-19-20-22-23-24-24-25-25-25-24-24-22-18-18-12-7-5-9-14-15-18-21-23-26-28-28-28-27-26-25
Sunrise
7:00
6:46
6:31
6:18
6:05
5:52
Sunset
2:55
3:08
3:22
3:34
3:48
4:00

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-28°C
-
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC177E64S
2199 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC177E63S
2228 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC176E63S
2239 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC175E63S
2245 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
2247 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 246).
- km
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATB174E63S
2279 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 228).
- 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.