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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, severe gales from the N by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
450
0
250
100
50
50
300
1300
50
50
2300
km/h
40
NW
65
NW
30
N
60
NNE
55
NNE
60
NNE
75
NNW
40
N
50
NNE
65
NE
45
N
50
NW
15
W
5
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
5
1
4
2
 mm
max °C
-21
-25
-21
-19
-20
-23
-23
-23
-20
-25
-29
-28
-25
-22
-19
-19
-19
-19
min °C
-23
-25
-24
-19
-21
-26
-24
-24
-22
-28
-29
-31
-26
-23
-21
-19
-19
-20
 chill °C
-41
-44
-41
-35
-38
-47
-40
-40
-38
-46
-47
-50
-37
-28
-31
-30
-27
-31
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, severe gales from the N by Thu night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 2500 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.
1 hour ago
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-31°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 290 to 030 degs)
(17 kph at 350).
10.0 km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-35°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
72
Gales from the SE
(72 kph at 140).
0.3 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 100).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
2742 km ESE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
0.8 km
Mid: clear
Casey
2748 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 170).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
2975 km SSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
54
Near gales from the ENE
(54 kph at 60).
40 km
Mid: overcast
3069 km SSE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
3098 km S
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
3124 km SSE
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).

* 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.