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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
0
1050
1050
200
km/h
15
NE
15
E
35
ESE
75
SE
35
SSE
35
SW
40
WNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
E
30
SE
40
SE
35
SE
20
SE
20
SE
35
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-27
-24
-20
-20
-19
-21
-23
-23
-23
-25
-24
-23
-22
-21
-20
min °C
-27
-27
-26
-21
-20
-19
-27
-25
-23
-25
-25
-24
-24
-22
-21
-22
 chill °C
-38
-38
-41
-38
-33
-32
-42
-37
-32
-31
-39
-40
-39
-34
-32
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-33-31-31-32-34-36-37-37-37-36-35-34-34-34-34-30-29-27-26-26-28-31-32-32-30-29-28-27-27-27-27-27-27-25-22-23-24-26-26-26-26-25-24-23-22-22-22-26-27-25-21-20-19-24-24-23-24-25-24-24-22-21-21
Sunrise
4:48
4:35
4:22
4:09
3:57
Sunset
5:01
5:14
5:25
5:37
5:51

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

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sun 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
-17°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (63 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
4.6 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB231E68S
1921 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB231E67S
1923 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC232E68S
1924 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC233E68S
1924 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB232E68S
1925 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC234E68S
1925 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB233E68S
1928 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB234E68S
1931 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC232E67S
1934 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 280).
- 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.