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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 -18°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, 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
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
250
3950
1150
100
300
200
0
1100
950
550
km/h
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
25
SE
15
ENE
5
N
15
NE
25
NE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
S
20
SSW
10
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-19
-20
-21
-21
-20
-19
-18
-19
-21
-24
-24
-26
-24
-24
-23
-22
-22
-23
min °C
-19
-20
-22
-22
-20
-20
-19
-21
-25
-25
-26
-27
-24
-25
-24
-23
-22
-28
 chill °C
-31
-32
-35
-36
-34
-35
-33
-33
-34
-33
-38
-42
-36
-39
-38
-38
-33
-28
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 -18°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Sun 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.
2 hours 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.
3 hours ago
-23° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
2 hours 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.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Casey
2748 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours 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
hy2c276E66S
2766 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 150).
- km
hy2c277E66S
2769 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 152).
- km
hy2c276E65S
2794 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 152).
- km
hy2c277E65S
2811 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSE
(45 kph at 150).
- 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.