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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
0
1550
0
km/h
55
SSE
25
SW
25
W
25
W
0
NW
20
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNW
25
N
15
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-22
-23
-24
-26
-30
-26
-19
-17
-15
-13
-12
-11
-13
-22
-21
-21
min °C
-23
-23
-25
-31
-31
-28
-23
-18
-16
-14
-12
-12
-23
-23
-21
-25
 chill °C
-40
-36
-38
-39
-31
-40
-39
-31
-26
-24
-20
-21
-35
-36
-33
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-34-34-35-35-33-30-29-28-28-28-29-30-31-33-32-27-28-29-30-29-26-24-22-22-21-21-22-24-25-28-27-24-23-24-25-25-23-20-18-17-16-16-17-19-22-24-24-23-23-25-29-31-27-21-18-16-14-12-12-18-23-21-23
Sunrise
5:52
5:39
5:26
5:13
5:01
Sunset
4:00
4:13
4:24
4:37
4:49

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

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Tue morning). 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.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
ASCATB255E68S
2225 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
2232 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB254E67S
2233 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
2242 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB256E67S
2254 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB257E68S
2254 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB257E67S
2259 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB258E68S
2267 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 289).
- 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.