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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
0
100
0
300
1100
1250
150
50
50
50
1750
50
0
500
150
1500
1450
km/h
30
SW
65
SSW
40
S
60
S
40
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
S
20
ESE
30
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
15
SE
20
WSW
30
WNW
20
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-35
-33
-33
-37
-37
-35
-34
-32
-31
-30
-27
-20
-20
-23
-22
-19
-18
-17
min °C
-35
-35
-36
-38
-38
-37
-34
-33
-31
-30
-28
-26
-21
-24
-24
-20
-19
-17
 chill °C
-52
-58
-56
-61
-58
-56
-48
-47
-44
-46
-44
-42
-28
-36
-37
-31
-32
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-42-44-45-47-45-44-41-38-35-31-29-29-30-30-27-27-27-36-39-40-42-45-43-40-38-36-31-27-24-23-25-25-21-21-21-35-34-35-38-38-36-34-33-31-30-28-23-21-24-23-20-19-17-36-35-39-41-38-39-44-44-40-37-35-26-19-22-29-29-23-19
Sunrise
10:15
9:33
9:04
8:41
8:22
8:03
Sunset
11:44
12:26
12:53
1:17
1:36
1:53

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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 -31°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the E by Mon night).

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
747 km W
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-31°C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
10.0 km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC181E65S
2058 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATC180E65S
2060 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 95).
- km
ASCATC180E64S
2089 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the E
(29 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
2094 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
2103 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
2117 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the E
(23 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
2137 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 83).
- 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.