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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1150
0
0
0
0
50
350
100
650
km/h
30
N
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
30
NNW
35
NNE
55
NNE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
ESE
45
E
35
NNE
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Snowflake cm
2
4
2
1
4
1
 mm
max °C
-28
-28
-32
-31
-28
-27
-26
-18
-16
-18
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-8
-7
min °C
-28
-30
-33
-32
-29
-28
-27
-24
-17
-20
-20
-10
-10
-12
-10
-9
-12
 chill °C
-43
-39
-41
-40
-38
-40
-40
-38
-25
-31
-31
-21
-20
-22
-20
-20
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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
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 -16°C on Wed morning, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly near gales.

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.
2 hours ago
-27°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
1.6 km
High: broken
938 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB247E70S
1906 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB248E70S
1923 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB249E70S
1929 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC249E70S
1933 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB250E70S
1948 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 228).
- 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.