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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
0
50
200
50
50
50
100
150
150
150
150
200
650
km/h
65
NNE
55
NNE
40
NE
40
ENE
55
ENE
35
ENE
25
NNE
5
SE
30
SW
40
WNW
25
W
20
W
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
20
W
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Snowflake cm
1
3
2
 mm
max °C
-16
-17
-14
-15
-17
-25
-28
-28
-23
-22
-21
-20
-16
-15
-14
-15
min °C
-18
-18
-15
-16
-20
-27
-29
-29
-26
-22
-22
-21
-19
-16
-15
-16
 chill °C
-34
-33
-27
-30
-34
-41
-39
-36
-40
-37
-34
-32
-31
-28
-26
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-28-27-31-35-37-37-31-27-24-25-24-22-22-22-23-22-21-21-25-30-33-33-26-22-20-21-19-18-17-17-17-18-15-16-19-26-29-29-25-22-22-21-18-16-15-16-14-18-12-11-15-28-27-29-32-33-33-30-30-30-28-28
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

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
-24°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-31°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATC233E67S
2045 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 57).
- km
ASCATB233E67S
2046 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 61).
- km
hy2b233E67S
2046 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATB233E66S
2057 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATC232E66S
2059 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATC233E66S
2063 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 56).
- km
hy2b232E66S
2067 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 60).
- km
ASCATB234E66S
2080 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 38).
- 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.