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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, stormy winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1200
4250
8050
0
450
km/h
45
ENE
55
ENE
50
E
40
E
40
E
30
ESE
35
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
40
SE
25
ESE
65
E
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-26
-27
-27
-28
-26
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-25
-22
-19
min °C
-27
-26
-27
-28
-28
-27
-26
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-23
-25
 chill °C
-44
-44
-45
-45
-45
-42
-41
-36
-33
-34
-38
-36
-35
-42
-35
-46
Freezing level m
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
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, stormy winds from the ENE by Sat night).

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
-42° C
clear
Fog patches -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-31° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-66° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
hy2b241E67S
2049 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC181E65S
2080 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATC177E65S
2084 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC180E65S
2089 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATC179E65S
2089 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC178E65S
2101 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 219).
- km
hy2b232E66S
2109 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 268).
- 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.