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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Mon morning, moderate winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4550
100
0
6550
0
550
50
4300
km/h
75
SE
50
SE
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SSE
30
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
SE
35
SE
45
SSE
40
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-17
-19
-19
-20
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-20
-22
-23
-21
-18
-16
-14
min °C
-22
-20
-21
-19
-20
-22
-21
-20
-20
-20
-19
-25
-25
-25
-26
-19
-18
-16
 chill °C
-41
-35
-35
-31
-33
-35
-34
-34
-35
-34
-31
-34
-34
-36
-38
-32
-32
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Mon morning, moderate winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sat 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
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 310 to 010 degs)
(17 kph at 350).
10.0 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
2742 km ESE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
Mist
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2748 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
126
Extremely windy from the E
(126 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
Davis
2975 km SSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: overcast
3069 km SSE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATB114E63S
3079 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC115E63S
3081 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 324).
- 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.