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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu night, moderate winds from the NE by Fri night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
350
0
50
250
50
km/h
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
40
SE
50
N
35
NW
20
ESE
30
E
45
ENE
45
NNE
35
E
25
E
25
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
4
1
2
3
1
1
3
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-28
-27
-24
-13
-18
-22
-17
-10
-8
-10
-11
-10
-9
-9
-11
-12
min °C
-29
-28
-26
-20
-19
-25
-28
-14
-9
-17
-13
-10
-11
-10
-11
-28
 chill °C
-38
-40
-39
-33
-34
-36
-37
-24
-20
-28
-24
-19
-20
-20
-22
-43
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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu night, moderate winds from the NE by Fri night).

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
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-64°C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-38°C
Mist
Wind obs. (7 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC239E67S
2091 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB239E67S
2094 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATC240E67S
2096 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATB240E67S
2098 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NE
(18 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATB238E67S
2102 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB250E68S
2110 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NE
(47 kph at 39).
- 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.