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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, severe gales from the SE by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
50
0
6900
4800
300
50
200
150
150
100
200
1900
km/h
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
35
SSE
60
SE
75
SE
65
SE
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
35
SE
55
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-37
-37
-36
-34
-31
-21
-22
-19
-17
-18
-19
-21
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
min °C
-38
-38
-37
-35
-32
-28
-22
-21
-20
-18
-20
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
-26
 chill °C
-50
-51
-49
-50
-49
-47
-41
-38
-33
-31
-32
-34
-34
-34
-40
-40
-40
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-34-34-33-32-31-29-31-33-33-33-33-33-33-34-34-34-27-29-30-29-28-27-25-23-25-26-26-26-26-26-27-27-28-28-29-28-28-28-26-24-24-23-22-22-21-20-21-21-22-23-23-24-38-38-37-35-32-25-22-20-19-18-20-22-22-22-23-23-24-25
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, severe gales from the SE by Mon morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

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
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
6.0 km
Low: broken
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-67° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 170).
26 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
2742 km ESE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2748 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
128
Extremely windy from the E
(128 kph at 80).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATB280E65S
2948 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB281E65S
2959 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 298).
- km
Davis
2975 km SSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB282E65S
2982 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB283E65S
2988 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 303).
- 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.