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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
200
150
6550
250
km/h
50
WNW
25
NW
10
N
20
SE
40
SE
40
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
45
SSE
55
SSE
50
SE
40
ESE
45
ESE
50
SE
55
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-24
-22
-22
-23
-21
-20
-21
-21
-22
-24
-24
-25
-23
-21
-17
min °C
-26
-25
-22
-24
-23
-22
-21
-21
-22
-24
-24
-24
-26
-24
-22
-23
 chill °C
-41
-38
-29
-38
-38
-36
-34
-34
-37
-41
-42
-41
-42
-40
-38
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-36-36-36-35-34-34-34-34-36-36-36-36-35-35-33-28-31-31-30-28-26-27-27-27-29-30-30-30-28-28-27-24-26-25-25-23-22-22-22-22-25-27-26-26-25-24-23-23-25-22-23-23-22-21-21-22-23-24-24-26-24-22-20
Sunrise
4:22
4:09
3:57
4:44
3:30
Sunset
5:25
5:37
5:51
7:04
6:16

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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 -20°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Tue morning).

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
-29°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
1.9 km
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2.8 km
High: few
938 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2.8 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC205E68S
1730 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATC206E67S
1735 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC205E67S
1765 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB201E67S
1787 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATC204E67S
1804 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC200E67S
1822 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATC199E67S
1822 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 332).
- 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.