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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -32°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
350
0
50
50
100
100
150
150
100
150
150
100
4050
km/h
25
ENE
40
ENE
30
NNE
20
NE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
NW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
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Snowflake cm
3
3
 mm
max °C
-9
-12
-28
-25
-28
-32
-33
-31
-29
-29
-29
-30
-31
-32
-30
-29
min °C
-11
-19
-29
-26
-30
-32
-34
-32
-30
-30
-30
-31
-32
-32
-31
-30
 chill °C
-21
-32
-44
-39
-41
-43
-43
-40
-41
-41
-42
-43
-44
-43
-41
-38
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
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -32°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-17°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
74
Gales from the S
(74 kph at 180).
0.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB185E64S
2132 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
2176 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
2176 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
2186 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
2186 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
2186 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
2191 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
2194 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 4).
- 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.