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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
4550
100
400
0
950
50
50
100
100
km/h
35
ESE
35
SE
45
SE
40
SSE
25
SE
20
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
20
E
25
ESE
35
SSE
50
SSE
35
NE
25
ENE
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NE
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-22
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-22
-22
-23
-24
-20
-17
-19
-22
-22
-31
-29
-28
min °C
-22
-21
-21
-20
-20
-23
-23
-22
-27
-25
-22
-18
-21
-22
-30
-32
-30
-29
 chill °C
-36
-35
-36
-34
-32
-31
-28
-29
-40
-38
-36
-33
-34
-34
-46
-42
-38
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-32-31-32-33-33-34-34-33-32-31-33-35-35-34-34-32-28-28-26-25-25-26-27-28-28-27-26-24-26-29-29-29-29-27-23-22-21-21-20-20-21-23-24-23-21-20-23-24-25-25-25-25-22-21-21-20-20-22-23-22-25-25-21-18-20-22-26-32-30-29
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed afternoon, 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 -17°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

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
750 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 180 degs)
(28 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
SANTA FECITOLA
1455 km W
205m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 93 degs) was rejected.
DomeA
1602 km SSW
4084m alt.
54 minutes ago
-66° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
BaseBelgranoII
1955 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-33° C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC178E64S
2104 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 263).
- km
SHIP1459
2117 km N
-m alt.
54 minutes ago
State of sky unchanged.
93
Stormy winds from the NE
(93 kph at 50).
10 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC177E64S
2161 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
2208 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
2208 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB174E64S
2211 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 264).
- 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.