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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -30°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, near gales from the NE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
450
0
0
550
50
50
50
600
50
50
50
km/h
45
NNW
35
NW
20
ESE
35
ESE
45
NE
50
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
35
ENE
55
NE
40
NNE
15
NE
10
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
3
4
1
4
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-19
-22
-19
-12
-8
-10
-22
-18
-10
-11
-20
-22
-24
-22
-16
-16
-16
-17
min °C
-19
-27
-30
-15
-9
-23
-23
-20
-14
-19
-22
-24
-24
-23
-20
-16
-17
-19
 chill °C
-34
-38
-40
-27
-20
-37
-35
-30
-24
-33
-35
-36
-32
-35
-33
-24
-25
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -30°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, near gales from the NE by Thu night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE 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
clear
Fog patches -.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
58 minutes ago
-32°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.4 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB183E65S
2010 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
2026 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 181).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-36°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (87 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.3 km
Mid: few
ASCATC186E65S
2064 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
2074 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the S
(58 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
2077 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 150).
- km
ASCATC186E64S
2078 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 357).
- 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.