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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun night, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
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light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
100
0
450
1600
400
50
50
50
km/h
5
E
15
ESE
35
ESE
45
ESE
20
NE
10
NNE
25
NNW
30
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
50
N
30
ENE
45
E
40
E
25
NE
30
ENE
15
E
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Snowflake cm
1
5
3
5
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-19
-18
-17
-15
-13
-17
-10
-8
-5
-6
-9
-10
-10
-18
-18
-19
min °C
-25
-22
-18
-17
-18
-15
-17
-14
-9
-7
-12
-10
-10
-18
-20
-18
-19
 chill °C
-25
-29
-31
-31
-30
-24
-28
-23
-19
-16
-23
-19
-21
-29
-31
-30
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:13
7:00
6:46
6:31
6:18
Sunset
2:26
2:41
2:55
3:08
3:22
3:34

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun night, light winds from the ENE 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
-26°C
light snow
Light snow.
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 70).
2.7 km
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 320).
0.4 km
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Vostok
1509 km SW
3490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
20 km
Mid: clear
hy2c186E65S
2025 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c189E65S
2037 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 2).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-27°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c197E65S
2046 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 338).
- km
hy2c198E65S
2046 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 332).
- 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.