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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
100
0
100
300
0
1700
50
km/h
35
E
45
SE
60
SE
60
SE
55
SE
30
E
20
E
20
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
45
SE
30
ESE
20
ENE
35
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-16
-17
-19
-22
-22
-23
-24
-28
-27
-25
-24
-27
-15
-13
-12
-11
min °C
-17
-17
-18
-20
-24
-22
-25
-28
-28
-28
-28
-24
-27
-25
-14
-13
-13
 chill °C
-29
-30
-34
-37
-41
-35
-36
-43
-44
-44
-45
-38
-41
-40
-25
-22
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-33-33-35-37-39-39-39-39-39-39-38-32-29-29-30-30-25-26-27-29-30-33-33-34-34-34-34-32-26-23-22-24-23-20-20-22-24-26-27-28-28-29-29-29-27-24-19-16-17-15-17-17-18-20-23-22-24-26-28-28-27-24-27-20-14-13-12
Sunrise
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3:57
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4:44
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3:30
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3:16
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3:02
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Sunset
5:37
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5:51
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7:04
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6:16
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6:30
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6:44
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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 -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

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
-22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Amundsen-Scott Airport
795 km S
507m alt.
1 hour ago
-71°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
2.0 km
High: few
ASCATB241E68S
2038 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB242E68S
2057 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB243E68S
2068 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB244E68S
2078 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATC244E68S
2080 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB245E68S
2094 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC245E68S
2094 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC246E68S
2104 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 309).
- 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.