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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the E by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
4950
7650
100
150
500
0
0
300
150
50
500
600
50
50
km/h
40
ESE
35
SE
45
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
20
E
10
SE
10
NNE
25
ENE
35
ESE
60
SE
60
S
35
WNW
15
NNW
30
NW
10
NNE
5
S
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-22
-21
-20
-20
-20
-21
-22
-24
-22
-21
-19
-20
-24
-24
-28
-28
-28
min °C
-23
-22
-22
-21
-20
-21
-22
-23
-25
-23
-21
-20
-23
-24
-27
-28
-28
-28
 chill °C
-38
-36
-38
-35
-32
-31
-27
-33
-38
-38
-38
-37
-34
-35
-40
-37
-28
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-32-31-32-33-33-34-34-34-33-31-33-35-36-38-37-37-28-28-26-25-25-27-27-29-28-28-27-25-27-29-30-32-32-32-23-22-22-21-20-21-22-23-25-23-21-20-22-24-26-28-28-28-22-21-21-20-20-21-22-23-25-23-20-18-20-24-28-32-34-36
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the E by Fri morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 1500 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
-19° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-66° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-31° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB252E68S
2194 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATB253E68S
2199 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB254E68S
2223 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
2230 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
2250 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATB257E68S
2251 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 320).
- km
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
-
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.