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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
50
100
6950
7000
3700
1600
1400
1000
150
km/h
10
E
30
SE
40
SE
50
SSE
30
SSW
25
WSW
30
W
5
W
15
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
25
NE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-24
-24
-23
-24
-25
-27
-30
-29
-22
-20
-19
-16
-15
-15
-15
min °C
-29
-25
-24
-25
-24
-26
-30
-30
-30
-28
-21
-20
-18
-15
-15
-19
 chill °C
-38
-39
-40
-42
-38
-39
-41
-30
-41
-44
-36
-34
-31
-25
-23
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-33-33-34-35-36-36-35-32-31-29-28-28-29-30-28-28-28-28-29-29-31-31-30-26-24-22-22-22-22-23-24-24-23-24-24-24-26-26-25-22-20-19-18-17-17-19-28-25-24-24-24-26-29-30-30-25-21-20-17-15-15-17
Sunrise
6:05
5:52
5:39
5:26
5:13
Sunset
3:48
4:00
4:13
4:24
4:37

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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 -23°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

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
-20°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (44 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: few
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
hy2b240E67S
2049 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 112).
- km
hy2b242E67S
2091 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 265).
- km
hy2b241E67S
2117 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
2126 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 258).
- km
hy2b246E67S
2129 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
- km
hy2b243E67S
2135 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b245E67S
2153 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 282).
- 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.