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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
5150
0
100
0
200
300
250
0
0
0
km/h
30
E
35
SE
25
E
35
ESE
55
ESE
40
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-9
-10
-6
-5
-9
-16
-18
-19
-22
-22
-23
-24
-23
-23
-24
min °C
-14
-11
-12
-11
-7
-13
-19
-18
-20
-23
-23
-23
-25
-23
-23
-28
 chill °C
-25
-22
-21
-21
-18
-24
-30
-28
-28
-30
-31
-32
-25
-23
-29
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-26-23-25-27-29-28-28-28-29-29-29-30-30-30-19-19-19-17-18-20-22-21-21-22-22-23-24-24-24-25-14-14-14-10-11-14-18-19-19-19-18-18-20-20-21-22-13-10-11-9-6-11-18-18-20-23-23-23-25-23-23-26
Sunrise
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2:35
—
—
2:15
—
—
1:54
—
—
1:29
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—
12:00
—
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Sunset
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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 -20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -28°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
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 100 degs)
(28 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Amundsen-Scott Airport
795 km S
507m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).
1.6 km
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
ASCATC198E66S
1935 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC199E66S
1937 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATC202E66S
1940 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATC200E66S
1941 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the S
(55 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATC201E66S
1943 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC204E66S
1945 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 190).
- 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.