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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 25 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 -30°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
400
100
50
1650
150
50
50
1450
200
0
km/h
50
SE
50
N
35
NW
20
ESE
35
E
40
NE
50
NNE
30
NNE
25
ENE
50
ENE
45
NNE
30
NNE
10
ENE
20
SE
25
ESE
15
E
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Snowflake cm
5
1
3
4
2
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-11
-19
-22
-18
-11
-8
-9
-19
-14
-10
-22
-27
-26
-20
-15
-10
min °C
-19
-20
-27
-30
-14
-8
-18
-20
-18
-11
-26
-28
-30
-22
-17
-14
 chill °C
-33
-35
-38
-40
-25
-18
-31
-33
-29
-22
-42
-40
-40
-34
-28
-22
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 -30°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-34°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2b239E67S
2084 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the N
(25 kph at 0).
- km
hy2b238E67S
2094 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 5).
- km
hy2b241E67S
2111 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 348).
- km
hy2b240E67S
2113 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 2).
- km
hy2b239E66S
2133 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 10).
- km
hy2b236E66S
2144 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 18).
- km
hy2b238E66S
2150 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 18).
- 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.