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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the S by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
9250
200
300
0
0
1250
950
1750
50
400
50
0
0
0
km/h
35
SSE
25
ESE
15
SE
0
NNE
20
N
25
ENE
20
SE
30
SSE
55
S
30
SW
35
NW
30
NNW
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-19
-21
-19
-22
-23
-23
-23
-22
-18
-18
-21
-26
-29
-27
-25
-23
-23
-21
min °C
-19
-22
-22
-23
-23
-28
-24
-22
-21
-20
-24
-29
-29
-28
-27
-24
-24
-23
 chill °C
-32
-34
-33
-33
-34
-41
-36
-36
-37
-31
-40
-45
-40
-40
-39
-36
-35
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-33-33-34-35-35-33-32-34-35-37-37-36-33-31-30-30-25-26-27-27-28-28-28-28-25-28-29-32-33-31-27-25-25-24-20-20-22-22-23-25-24-23-22-23-24-28-30-29-26-23-22-21-19-22-21-23-23-26-24-22-20-19-23-28-29-28-26-24-24-22
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 Sat night, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the S by Sat night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
747 km W
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (31 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC233E66S
2069 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC234E66S
2074 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC232E66S
2077 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNW
(59 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATC230E65S
2148 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATB227E65S
2152 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB228E65S
2154 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 310).
- 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.