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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, near gales from the NNE by Thu morning).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1250
1300
150
0
0
0
0
50
0
km/h
40
S
35
W
35
NNW
25
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
40
SE
15
E
35
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
50
NE
40
NNE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
3
2
 mm
max °C
-17
-18
-25
-26
-28
-32
-32
-30
-30
-28
-18
-14
-12
-8
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-18
-23
-25
-27
-30
-33
-32
-31
-31
-30
-26
-16
-12
-9
-8
-8
-11
 chill °C
-32
-36
-40
-39
-39
-42
-40
-40
-40
-42
-41
-24
-23
-20
-19
-19
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-36-37-38-38-38-37-35-33-29-27-28-26-26-28-29-28-29-30-32-33-33-33-32-30-29-24-21-21-20-20-21-22-21-24-27-28-30-30-30-29-28-26-21-16-16-14-14-15-16-18-21-25-27-29-33-32-31-31-29-22-15-12-9-8-8-10
Sunrise
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, near gales from the NNE by Thu morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 500 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.
1 hour ago
-28°C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.2 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB246E70S
1864 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATB245E70S
1870 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the N
(64 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATB244E69S
1877 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the N
(62 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC245E70S
1884 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the N
(63 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC246E70S
1889 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the N
(64 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATC247E70S
1898 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the N
(65 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC248E70S
1900 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC247E69S
1914 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the N
(64 kph at 0).
- 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.