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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 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 Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Tue morning, light winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun morning, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
250
3950
1150
100
300
200
0
1100
950
550
km/h
55
ENE
50
ENE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
40
NE
35
ENE
30
ESE
30
SE
15
E
10
NNE
5
N
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-27
-27
-28
-28
-27
-25
-24
-25
-26
-27
-27
-28
-29
-28
-27
-26
-27
-29
min °C
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-26
-24
-25
-27
-27
-28
-29
-29
-28
-28
-27
-27
-31
 chill °C
-46
-45
-44
-44
-44
-43
-36
-36
-42
-40
-44
-46
-45
-43
-44
-37
-36
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-34-34-34-34-32-31-32-33-33-34-35-35-34-34-32-33-35-27-27-28-28-28-26-24-25-27-27-28-29-29-28-28-27-27-30-23-22-23-23-21-21-20-20-21-22-23-25-26-24-23-23-23-23-19-20-22-22-20-20-19-20-23-25-25-27-24-25-24-23-22-26
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 Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Tue morning, light winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun morning, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sun 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
-27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-66° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
50 minutes ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
50 minutes ago
-17° C
Clouds developing.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
50 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
2742 km ESE
7m alt.
50 minutes ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Casey
2748 km WSW
42m alt.
50 minutes ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 90).
0.3 km
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATC123E63S
2965 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 8).
- km
Davis
2975 km SSW
23m alt.
50 minutes ago
-17° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC123E62S
2977 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 10).
- 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.