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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
150
1850
1500
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
250
km/h
30
NE
35
ESE
45
SE
45
S
45
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
20
ESE
10
SW
20
NNW
35
NE
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-23
-22
-22
-22
-22
-26
-27
-27
-29
-30
-30
-30
-28
-24
-23
-22
-18
min °C
-24
-24
-22
-22
-25
-26
-27
-28
-30
-30
-30
-30
-29
-27
-23
-23
-21
 chill °C
-38
-38
-38
-38
-40
-40
-39
-39
-41
-40
-37
-40
-34
-38
-30
-35
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-34-34-35-36-36-37-37-37-38-38-37-35-33-32-30-29-27-28-28-29-30-30-31-31-32-33-33-32-30-28-26-24-24-24-23-22-22-24-26-27-28-30-30-30-30-29-26-23-23-20-26-23-21-19-21-25-26-29-30-30-32-33-33-29-28-30-20
Sunrise
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 -22°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 1500 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
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c241E68S
2016 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NNW
(61 kph at 340).
- km
hy2c243E68S
2021 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNW
(60 kph at 338).
- km
hy2c242E68S
2023 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNW
(60 kph at 340).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: clear
hy2c240E67S
2050 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 345).
- km
hy2c241E67S
2055 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 342).
- 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.