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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun morning, min -38°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon afternoon, min -31°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, moderate winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloud
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
50
200
50
100
50
50
4950
3700
km/h
20
S
20
S
5
W
5
NE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
40
SE
60
SE
80
SE
50
SE
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-35
-37
-37
-37
-36
-36
-34
-33
-28
-19
-20
-15
-15
-19
-18
-19
min °C
-35
-37
-37
-37
-38
-37
-36
-36
-33
-31
-25
-20
-19
-20
-20
-19
-21
 chill °C
-49
-49
-44
-37
-48
-50
-51
-51
-48
-48
-42
-38
-34
-33
-33
-31
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-34-33-31-30-30-31-32-32-31-30-29-29-31-33-33-33-27-29-28-27-26-25-27-28-28-26-24-22-22-24-26-27-26-25-27-28-28-29-27-27-28-27-25-21-22-20-20-21-22-21-35-36-37-37-38-37-36-35-33-30-22-20-17-18-20-19-20
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 -33°C on Sun morning, min -38°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon afternoon, min -31°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, moderate winds from the ESE by Tue 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
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-67° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC234E69S
1844 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 173).
- km
ASCATC234E68S
1897 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSE
(51 kph at 162).
- km
hy2c247E69S
1927 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c246E69S
1943 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC233E68S
1944 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 162).
- km
hy2c245E69S
1959 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 295).
- 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.