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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the ESE by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, gales from the ESE by Tue night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
1600
50
150
0
0
0
450
km/h
25
WNW
10
ESE
20
ESE
50
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
N
25
N
15
NE
5
ENE
20
E
75
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
2
1
4
 mm
max °C
-27
-29
-25
-18
-15
-14
-12
-12
-12
-13
-16
-20
-22
-27
-24
-18
min °C
-31
-30
-27
-22
-17
-15
-13
-12
-13
-16
-18
-21
-26
-28
-26
-22
 chill °C
-31
-39
-39
-37
-30
-26
-22
-21
-25
-22
-30
-32
-33
-37
-38
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-34-32-29-27-27-27-27-27-29-30-32-33-31-28-28-29-29-25-23-20-20-20-20-21-22-24-26-28-27-24-23-25-25-22-19-17-16-15-16-15-16-20-23-24-24-23-20-29-30-26-20-16-15-13-12-13-15-17-21-24-28-25-20
Sunrise
5:39
5:26
5:13
5:01
4:48
Sunset
4:13
4:24
4:37
4:49
5:01

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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 Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the ESE by Fri night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, gales from the ESE 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
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
2.9 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB203E66S
1948 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB204E66S
1949 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB201E65S
2053 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB202E65S
2055 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC187E65S
2055 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB203E65S
2059 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB204E65S
2059 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB205E65S
2061 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 298).
- 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.