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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat morning).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
3850
3750
150
950
250
200
450
1250
km/h
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
50
SE
40
SE
20
E
20
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
45
ESE
70
NE
40
NNE
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
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1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-26
-29
-29
-30
-30
-29
-20
-16
-14
-14
-15
-17
-10
-6
-7
-13
min °C
-25
-29
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-29
-18
-15
-16
-16
-18
-20
-7
-11
-23
 chill °C
-36
-43
-45
-45
-46
-45
-46
-40
-33
-27
-24
-26
-31
-33
-17
-24
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-39-39-39-39-38-37-34-31-30-29-29-30-27-24-29-31-33-34-34-34-34-33-30-28-25-24-22-23-23-21-17-22-25-28-29-29-29-29-28-27-23-20-19-17-17-19-16-10-14-19-25-28-29-29-30-30-30-25-17-15-15-16-18-15-7-9-18
Sunrise
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4:24
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4:09
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3:56
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3:41
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3:26
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Sunset
8:09
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7:22
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7:37
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7:51
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8:06
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8:21
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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 -16°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 120 degs)
(17 kph at 90).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
ASCATB251E68S
2175 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB252E68S
2191 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB253E68S
2207 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB254E68S
2219 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC255E68S
2232 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
2236 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
2242 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC256E68S
2248 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 288).
- 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.