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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 24 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 -33°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Mon morning, near gales from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -36°C on Sat night). Mainly severe gales.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
0
100
400
0
300
50
0
200
km/h
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNE
30
NNW
60
NNW
30
N
60
NE
50
NNE
65
NNE
45
NNE
35
NE
65
NE
45
NE
60
ENE
75
ESE
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
7
2
2
 mm
max °C
-33
-32
-30
-28
-26
-23
-24
-24
-20
-19
-20
-22
-21
-19
-18
-21
-22
-25
min °C
-33
-33
-32
-30
-27
-24
-25
-25
-23
-19
-22
-23
-22
-21
-21
-21
-22
-36
 chill °C
-47
-48
-48
-45
-42
-38
-42
-43
-40
-35
-38
-41
-38
-35
-37
-36
-39
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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
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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 -33°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Mon morning, near gales from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -36°C on Sat night). Mainly severe gales.

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
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
3.5 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
9.0 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC154E64S
2418 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC153E64S
2430 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
2434 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATC153E63S
2440 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
2460 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC151E63S
2499 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC150E63S
2508 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 198).
- 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.