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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri morning, near gales from the ESE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
1600
400
0
0
km/h
15
ESE
20
ESE
50
ESE
40
ESE
30
E
20
E
25
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
10
NE
25
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NE
80
ESE
25
NE
35
NNE
25
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
1
5
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-28
-25
-17
-16
-14
-13
-13
-14
-15
-17
-18
-20
-21
-23
-16
-11
-15
-19
min °C
-29
-27
-22
-17
-15
-14
-13
-14
-17
-17
-19
-21
-22
-23
-20
-14
-17
-22
 chill °C
-39
-40
-38
-30
-26
-23
-22
-25
-25
-24
-30
-31
-31
-31
-36
-24
-28
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:39
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri morning, near gales from the ESE by Fri night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

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
-27°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (48 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
2.1 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC201E67S
1792 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATC200E67S
1804 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB200E67S
1807 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC199E67S
1807 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATC203E67S
1808 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB203E67S
1820 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB202E67S
1822 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATC202E67S
1825 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 352).
- 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.