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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, near gales from the ESE by Tue morning).

Thursday
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Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
night
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PM
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PM
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snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1200
50
100
450
0
50
1250
600
3500
3900
400
km/h
35
NE
45
ENE
30
E
20
ESE
20
NW
25
NNW
15
NE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
45
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
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max °C
-12
-24
-25
-20
-20
-25
-27
-24
-21
-17
-15
-14
-11
-9
-10
-5
min °C
-22
-24
-26
-25
-23
-26
-29
-26
-22
-20
-16
-15
-13
-10
-11
-9
 chill °C
-38
-40
-39
-36
-36
-39
-42
-39
-36
-33
-29
-27
-22
-18
-20
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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3:41
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3:26
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3:10
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2:54
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2:35
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Sunset
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8:06
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8:21
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8:37
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8:53
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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 -12°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, near gales from the ESE by Tue morning).

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.
3 hours ago
-23°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
High: few
938 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC203E67S
1832 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC204E67S
1837 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC206E67S
1840 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATC205E67S
1841 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC208E67S
1847 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the SSW
(68 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC207E67S
1848 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 198).
- 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.