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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, strong winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1200
0
250
200
250
0
km/h
20
E
15
NE
35
E
35
SE
15
N
30
SE
45
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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1
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-11
-12
-10
-11
-6
-5
-8
-12
-14
-16
-17
-17
-19
-19
-20
-22
-24
min °C
-10
-12
-14
-12
-13
-14
-6
-10
-13
-14
-17
-17
-17
-20
-20
-21
-23
-26
 chill °C
-17
-21
-25
-23
-21
-21
-16
-20
-24
-23
-26
-26
-24
-29
-29
-29
-30
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-26-27-26-24-25-26-27-28-30-31-31-31-31-30-30-30-19-19-20-20-20-17-18-19-21-22-23-24-25-25-24-24-24-24-13-14-15-15-14-12-11-13-15-17-18-19-20-20-20-20-19-20-10-12-13-11-12-10-6-9-13-14-17-17-17-20-20-21-23-25
Sunrise
2:54
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2:35
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2:15
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1:54
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1:29
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12:00
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Sunset
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8:53
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9:13
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9:34
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9:59
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10:31
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 dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, strong winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Fri 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
-18°C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
10.0 km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATB183E64S
2100 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
2104 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATC184E64S
2105 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
2111 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
2115 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC189E64S
2122 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATC190E64S
2125 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ESE
(38 kph at 119).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
2125 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 228).
- 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.