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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -31°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
350
0
50
0
250
50
350
50
50
50
50
50
km/h
45
NW
20
ESE
35
E
40
NE
45
NE
30
N
10
ENE
30
E
40
NE
35
NNE
20
NNE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
S
10
S
5
S
10
S
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Snowflake cm
1
4
5
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-22
-18
-11
-8
-10
-25
-23
-11
-11
-23
-24
-24
-23
-26
-29
-27
-26
min °C
-27
-31
-15
-9
-19
-26
-25
-19
-16
-25
-26
-25
-25
-29
-29
-28
-26
 chill °C
-40
-41
-27
-19
-33
-40
-34
-30
-29
-40
-40
-34
-36
-38
-37
-34
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-28-25-27-31-31-29-27-30-33-33-31-31-28-25-23-22-25-22-19-21-25-24-23-21-24-28-28-26-25-23-20-18-17-23-20-15-15-19-23-21-17-19-26-26-24-24-21-18-17-15-25-25-13-9-15-26-24-15-14-24-25-25-24-28-29-28-26
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -31°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
clear
Fog partial -.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-33°C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: broken
938 km S
2835m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
41 minutes ago
-32°C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
41 minutes ago
-35°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the SE
(81 kph at 140).
0.1 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
41 minutes ago
-20°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 100).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB261E67S
2424 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SE
(34 kph at 146).
- km
ASCATB262E67S
2440 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 148).
- 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.