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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
1550
4950
600
1550
km/h
45
SE
55
SSE
35
SSW
25
WSW
25
W
10
WNW
15
E
45
ESE
35
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
NE
15
NE
20
N
35
NW
20
NNE
40
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-21
-22
-23
-25
-31
-27
-20
-18
-17
-14
-16
-19
-20
-24
-23
-20
min °C
-22
-23
-23
-24
-30
-31
-29
-24
-19
-17
-16
-17
-20
-24
-24
-24
-23
 chill °C
-38
-40
-37
-37
-43
-41
-41
-40
-32
-28
-26
-28
-27
-38
-38
-35
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-34-34-35-35-34-31-30-28-30-31-29-32-34-32-29-27-27-28-29-30-30-28-25-23-22-23-24-22-26-29-27-23-23-23-23-23-25-26-24-21-19-18-17-20-20-22-25-25-22-22-22-23-24-28-31-28-22-19-17-15-17-20-22-24-24-22
Sunrise
5:52
5:39
5:26
5:13
5:01
Sunset
3:48
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 -18°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-19°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (19 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB245E68S
2092 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB246E68S
2107 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB247E68S
2118 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB248E68S
2140 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB249E68S
2147 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB244E67S
2185 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB245E67S
2199 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB246E67S
2219 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB247E67S
2224 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 295).
- 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.