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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -38°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
1150
500
1600
1650
0
50
500
0
0
0
0
km/h
15
E
5
WNW
10
N
25
ESE
35
SSE
45
S
30
WSW
20
WNW
25
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-21
-22
-22
-22
-20
-18
-18
-24
-25
-26
-29
-31
-27
-27
-29
-30
min °C
-24
-22
-22
-23
-20
-20
-23
-24
-25
-28
-30
-32
-28
-28
-30
-33
 chill °C
-34
-27
-30
-35
-33
-35
-35
-35
-38
-39
-41
-42
-35
-36
-39
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-33-34-34-34-36-36-37-38-38-37-37-37-36-35-27-28-28-28-27-28-30-31-31-33-33-32-32-31-31-30-21-22-23-23-22-22-24-26-27-29-29-29-29-28-28-28-23-22-22-23-20-19-21-24-25-27-30-32-28-28-30-32
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 -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -38°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
747 km W
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-32° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
0.6 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.9 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC243E68S
2034 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NE
(47 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB243E68S
2039 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 46).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC242E68S
2043 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the NE
(62 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATB242E68S
2045 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NE
(56 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATC242E67S
2049 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NE
(60 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATC245E68S
2054 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 48).
- 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.