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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu afternoon, min -44°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
0
100
0
300
1100
1250
150
50
50
50
1750
50
0
500
150
1500
1450
km/h
20
SW
45
SSW
30
S
40
S
25
SW
20
W
10
WSW
10
S
20
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
30
SSE
25
WSW
20
WNW
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-33
-37
-40
-38
-38
-43
-44
-37
-36
-34
-21
-19
-21
-26
-27
-22
-18
min °C
-37
-36
-40
-42
-38
-40
-44
-44
-42
-37
-36
-31
-19
-22
-31
-30
-24
-20
 chill °C
-52
-56
-59
-64
-54
-52
-57
-55
-58
-56
-55
-49
-31
-34
-38
-42
-37
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-42-44-45-47-45-44-41-38-35-31-29-29-30-30-27-27-27-36-39-40-42-45-43-40-38-36-31-27-24-23-25-25-21-21-21-35-34-35-38-38-36-34-33-31-30-28-23-21-24-23-20-19-17-36-35-39-41-38-39-44-44-40-37-35-26-19-22-29-29-23-19
Sunrise
10:15
9:33
9:04
8:41
8:22
8:03
Sunset
11:44
12:26
12:53
1:17
1:36
1:53

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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 -33°C on Thu afternoon, min -44°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE 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.
3 hours ago
-29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 120).
10.0 km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-18°C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC178E64S
2136 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
2141 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 63).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
2162 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATC198E63S
2164 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the S
(36 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATC199E63S
2171 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATB199E63S
2172 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 177).
- km
ASCATC200E63S
2173 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 187).
- 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.