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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, 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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, gales from the NNE by Wed night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
100
200
50
150
50
850
km/h
45
SE
60
ESE
60
SE
55
SE
35
E
20
E
25
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
35
S
15
S
30
ESE
35
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
65
NNE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-17
-19
-22
-22
-25
-25
-28
-27
-25
-24
-22
-11
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-17
-18
-20
-25
-23
-26
-28
-28
-28
-29
-27
-26
-17
-10
-10
-12
 chill °C
-31
-34
-36
-42
-36
-38
-42
-44
-44
-47
-40
-40
-29
-21
-21
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-35-36-38-39-39-39-39-38-36-34-30-28-28-28-25-26-29-30-32-33-34-34-34-33-30-27-24-22-22-21-20-22-24-27-27-28-28-29-29-29-26-23-18-16-15-16-17-18-20-24-23-26-27-28-28-27-26-24-14-10-10-11
Sunrise
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3:57
—
—
4:44
—
—
3:30
—
—
3:16
—
—
3:02
—
—
Sunset
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—
5:51
—
—
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, 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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, gales from the NNE 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
-21°C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.2 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
ASCATC205E68S
1728 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC206E68S
1728 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATC204E68S
1729 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC207E68S
1735 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC202E67S
1827 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC200E67S
1830 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC201E67S
1832 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATC203E67S
1832 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 303).
- 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.