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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4550
100
0
6550
0
550
50
4300
km/h
70
SE
45
SE
40
E
45
ENE
45
E
40
E
40
ESE
45
SE
50
SE
40
SE
25
SE
15
E
15
NE
20
NE
30
SE
40
SE
50
SE
40
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-19
-19
-20
-21
-19
-17
-16
-15
min °C
-23
-22
-23
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-20
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
-18
-16
-17
 chill °C
-42
-37
-38
-38
-38
-36
-37
-36
-37
-34
-30
-28
-29
-32
-32
-31
-30
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sat 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
-28° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
0.0 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
2742 km ESE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
Mist
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2748 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
126
Extremely windy from the E
(126 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
hy2c283E65S
2943 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c282E65S
2970 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 308).
- km
Davis
2975 km SSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c284E65S
2985 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 285).
- 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.