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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
150
100
0
0
1400
km/h
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
20
E
40
ESE
40
E
25
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
30
E
30
E
55
NNW
35
N
25
E
40
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
2
1
5
3
 mm
max °C
-24
-22
-21
-17
-15
-15
-13
-13
-14
-10
-9
-6
-5
-11
-9
-8
min °C
-27
-23
-22
-19
-16
-15
-16
-13
-16
-14
-9
-7
-9
-12
-11
-10
 chill °C
-33
-23
-29
-28
-29
-27
-27
-18
-26
-22
-18
-16
-20
-23
-20
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:30
7:13
7:00
6:46
6:31
Sunset
2:26
2:41
2:55
3:08
3:22

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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 -13°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the NE 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
-36°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB183E66S
1963 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 338).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
4 hours ago
-25°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC188E65S
2054 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC189E65S
2055 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB188E65S
2056 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC185E65S
2058 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC186E65S
2059 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB187E65S
2060 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC187E65S
2061 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 297).
- 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.