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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, near gales from the SSE by Sat night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
150
4750
1000
0
50
0
1100
50
km/h
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
35
SE
40
SSE
60
SSE
30
ESE
55
NE
50
E
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-19
-20
-21
-21
-20
-19
-18
-19
-20
-25
-23
-23
-22
-21
-13
-12
-16
-20
min °C
-19
-20
-22
-22
-20
-20
-19
-20
-24
-26
-24
-25
-22
-21
-20
-14
-22
-21
 chill °C
-31
-32
-35
-36
-34
-35
-33
-32
-32
-36
-35
-37
-36
-36
-36
-24
-38
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-34-34-34-33-32-31-32-32-33-33-34-34-32-27-25-32-35-27-27-28-28-28-26-24-25-26-26-26-28-28-27-21-19-26-30-22-23-23-22-21-21-20-20-21-22-22-23-23-21-18-15-23-26-19-20-22-22-20-20-19-20-22-26-24-24-22-21-17-13-19-21
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 Thu morning, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, near gales from the SSE 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
747 km W
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-37° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-31° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: few
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-31° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-66° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB184E65S
2050 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
2053 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
2053 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
2059 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 220).
- 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.