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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, near gales from the N by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the SE by Wed night).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
0
0
0
50
150
600
500
km/h
10
E
30
N
25
N
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
60
N
35
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NE
20
ESE
30
SE
40
SE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
7
4
5
2
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-16
-17
-17
-10
-7
-5
-6
-11
-13
-16
-20
-25
-24
-23
-22
-19
min °C
-17
-17
-18
-15
-8
-5
-10
-12
-15
-19
-22
-27
-27
-24
-22
-21
 chill °C
-24
-29
-29
-26
-17
-14
-22
-23
-24
-29
-34
-39
-38
-35
-35
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:00
6:46
6:31
6:18
6:05
Sunset
2:55
3:08
3:22
3:34
3:48

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, near gales from the N by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds 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.
3 hours ago
-22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 60).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB197E66S
1939 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 352).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
4 hours ago
-25°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB195E65S
2044 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB196E65S
2045 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB199E65S
2047 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB198E65S
2047 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATB197E65S
2048 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the N
(53 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATC198E65S
2049 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 358).
- 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.