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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, near gales from the E by Sun morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
150
150
50
0
0
0
0
550
1250
50
km/h
50
N
70
NNW
55
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
5
ENE
25
NNW
30
N
15
NE
45
E
55
E
30
ENE
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Snowflake cm
3
1
1
3
5
 mm
max °C
-16
-18
-22
-23
-22
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-19
-16
-15
-14
-14
min °C
-18
-21
-25
-23
-22
-21
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-19
-18
-15
-15
-16
 chill °C
-33
-39
-41
-37
-35
-34
-33
-31
-30
-29
-28
-27
-29
-31
-29
-28
-29
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-29-29-29-31-31-30-30-30-31-31-30-31-28-25-25-27-21-23-24-24-24-25-25-25-25-24-24-24-23-24-21-19-19-20-17-20-24-23-22-21-20-19-19-19-19-19-18-19-17-15-15-15-17-21-29-27-25-21-18-16-17-17-17-18-16-15-16-13-12-13
Sunrise
8:03
7:46
7:30
7:13
7:00
6:46
Sunset
1:53
2:11
2:26
2:41
2:55
3:08

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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 -16°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, near gales from the E by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-30°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
10.0 km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
78
Severe gales from the SSE
(78 kph at 150).
<100m
Mid: overcast
Casey
2748 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB278E65S
2923 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATB279E65S
2927 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the S
(55 kph at 183).
- km
Davis
2975 km SSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB278E64S
3028 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATB279E64S
3039 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB280E64S
3060 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 208).
- 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.