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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -39°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -33°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
9450
4750
50
300
250
250
1400
450
50
0
0
km/h
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
0
SSE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
15
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-39
-37
-37
-36
-36
-35
-31
-23
-21
-21
-22
-29
-32
-31
-24
-22
-22
min °C
-39
-39
-38
-37
-37
-36
-36
-33
-30
-22
-21
-27
-31
-33
-33
-26
-23
-25
 chill °C
-50
-50
-51
-49
-49
-49
-51
-50
-45
-31
-21
-37
-40
-42
-41
-32
-28
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-34-34-35-35-36-35-34-33-32-32-33-34-33-31-29-29-30-28-29-29-30-30-31-30-28-26-25-26-28-29-27-25-23-23-24-28-28-28-28-28-28-27-26-23-21-21-23-24-24-23-21-21-19-39-39-38-37-37-36-36-32-27-22-21-25-30-33-32-25-23-24
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -39°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -33°C on Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-43° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-32° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB172E69S
1674 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB172E68S
1702 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB171E68S
1706 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
2138 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSW
(62 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
2143 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
2211 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB177E63S
2223 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB178E63S
2224 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 208).
- 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.