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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
8050
9500
0
1200
350
0
0
150
0
300
50
50
km/h
35
SE
45
SE
40
SSE
25
ESE
15
E
5
WSW
10
NNW
20
ENE
25
SE
35
SSE
60
SSE
10
NE
25
E
30
NW
10
NNE
15
E
15
SE
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-20
-20
-21
-20
-21
-22
-22
-24
-22
-18
-20
-25
-24
-28
-30
-29
min °C
-21
-21
-20
-22
-24
-22
-22
-27
-25
-23
-21
-24
-25
-28
-29
-31
-29
 chill °C
-35
-36
-34
-33
-34
-28
-30
-39
-38
-38
-38
-37
-38
-39
-40
-43
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-32-31-32-34-34-35-35-35-33-31-33-35-37-39-38-37-28-26-25-25-28-28-29-28-29-28-25-27-28-31-34-32-32-22-21-21-20-22-22-23-25-24-23-21-24-27-27-29-30-29-21-21-20-22-22-22-22-25-25-23-20-22-25-26-29-31-29
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 -20°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

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
-19° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-66° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB252E68S
2194 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATB253E68S
2199 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB254E68S
2223 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
2230 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
2250 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATB257E68S
2251 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB250E67S
2275 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB251E67S
2278 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 327).
- 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.