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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue afternoon, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
9250
200
300
0
0
1250
950
1750
50
400
50
0
0
0
km/h
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
15
ENE
25
NE
35
NE
20
E
35
SE
30
SE
15
SW
40
WNW
35
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
30
NW
15
NNE
10
N
15
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-25
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-24
-27
-29
-30
-32
-31
-25
-25
-24
-24
min °C
-25
-26
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-26
-28
-29
-34
-33
-31
-29
-25
-25
-24
 chill °C
-36
-41
-43
-38
-41
-44
-40
-44
-41
-41
-46
-49
-47
-43
-40
-34
-34
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-33-33-34-35-35-33-32-34-35-37-37-36-33-31-30-30-25-26-27-27-28-28-28-28-25-28-29-32-33-31-27-25-25-24-20-20-22-22-23-25-24-23-22-23-24-28-30-29-26-23-22-21-19-22-21-23-23-26-24-22-20-19-23-28-29-28-26-24-24-22
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 -24°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue afternoon, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (20 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
ASCATC230E65S
2162 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC227E65S
2164 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATC247E67S
2171 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATC228E65S
2173 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATC248E67S
2173 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC226E65S
2178 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC229E65S
2183 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 329).
- 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.