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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon night, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Mon morning, moderate winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
50
100
50
50
4350
900
50
0
350
100
4150
km/h
15
W
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
25
ESE
35
SE
60
SE
60
SE
55
SE
30
ENE
40
ENE
35
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
50
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-28
-28
-28
-27
-28
-28
-28
-26
-23
-22
-21
-19
-21
-19
-19
-20
-19
-19
min °C
-29
-29
-29
-27
-28
-29
-29
-27
-25
-22
-22
-24
-22
-20
-21
-20
-20
-21
 chill °C
-39
-29
-29
-38
-39
-39
-44
-42
-42
-39
-39
-38
-37
-34
-32
-32
-34
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-31-30-31-33-34-35-35-32-29-29-31-33-33-33-33-32-32-28-26-26-26-28-30-31-30-27-23-23-24-26-25-26-26-26-25-29-29-29-27-28-29-29-27-24-22-22-22-22-20-20-20-20-20-38-39-38-37-37-37-35-33-25-20-19-20-20-19-19-22-20-19
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 -23°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the SE by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon night, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Mon morning, moderate winds from the ESE by Tue 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
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-67° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
49 minutes ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
49 minutes ago
-7° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
67
Gales from the SE
(67 kph at 140).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB196E62S
2275 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB174E63S
2276 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB192E62S
2292 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB195E62S
2293 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB173E63S
2296 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATB191E62S
2302 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 350).
- 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.