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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SE by Wed night).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
100
0
50
0
0
100
km/h
30
N
25
NNE
35
E
35
E
35
N
30
NNE
40
N
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
ESE
15
ESE
35
SE
55
SE
45
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
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Snowflake cm
6
4
3
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-17
-9
-6
-4
-8
-14
-15
-17
-19
-21
-25
-23
-22
-20
-19
-17
-16
min °C
-19
-18
-15
-8
-5
-9
-16
-16
-19
-20
-23
-27
-24
-22
-21
-20
-18
-19
 chill °C
-32
-29
-26
-18
-14
-18
-27
-25
-28
-27
-23
-34
-34
-36
-37
-35
-30
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-29-24-22-23-27-31-33-34-33-32-31-30-30-30-29-29-31-23-22-18-15-16-21-25-27-28-27-26-26-25-26-26-24-24-25-19-18-14-11-11-14-18-21-22-23-23-23-23-22-22-20-19-21-19-18-12-7-5-9-15-16-18-20-22-26-24-22-21-20-18-18
Sunrise
7:00
6:46
6:31
6:18
6:05
5:52
Sunset
2:55
3:08
3:22
3:34
3:48
4:00

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

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SE by Wed 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
-20°C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 120).
10.0 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c199E65S
1999 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the N
(62 kph at 2).
- km
hy2c189E65S
2001 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c198E65S
2005 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the N
(64 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c190E65S
2006 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c196E65S
2033 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 312).
- km
hy2c200E65S
2036 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the N
(58 kph at 5).
- km
hy2c197E65S
2046 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 330).
- km
hy2c201E65S
2048 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 8).
- 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.