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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu afternoon, min -44°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

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
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
250
0
250
1300
600
100
100
100
50
150
300
50
150
0
km/h
20
SW
45
SSW
30
S
40
S
25
SW
25
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
45
SE
35
SE
5
SSW
20
NW
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
4
 mm
max °C
-34
-32
-37
-40
-37
-37
-41
-43
-41
-39
-36
-25
-21
-21
-23
-21
-17
-13
min °C
-36
-35
-40
-42
-38
-40
-43
-44
-44
-40
-38
-33
-23
-23
-24
-22
-19
-14
 chill °C
-51
-54
-59
-64
-55
-52
-56
-54
-56
-55
-56
-52
-37
-33
-33
-32
-30
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-42-44-45-47-45-43-42-39-34-31-29-27-27-26-26-27-28-36-39-40-41-44-43-40-39-36-32-28-24-21-21-20-20-21-22-35-34-34-38-37-36-34-33-32-30-29-24-20-20-20-18-18-18-35-34-39-41-38-39-42-44-43-40-37-29-22-22-24-22-18-14
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 -32°C on Thu afternoon, min -44°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, calm 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
747 km W
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
10.0 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
85
Severe gales from the SE
(85 kph at 130).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB253E67S
2308 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATB254E67S
2328 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 49).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
2345 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NE
(47 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATB256E67S
2356 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NE
(44 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATB258E67S
2370 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 59).
- km
ASCATB257E67S
2375 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 57).
- 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.