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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
0
1600
1600
600
0
0
0
50
50
50
50
0
250
km/h
20
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
30
NW
15
N
20
E
20
N
30
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
15
WNW
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
30
NNE
50
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
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Snowflake cm
2
3
1
2
 mm
max °C
-30
-27
-24
-29
-31
-25
-25
-25
-27
-32
-32
-30
-28
-26
-20
-20
-20
-18
min °C
-32
-29
-27
-30
-31
-29
-25
-25
-32
-33
-32
-32
-29
-27
-24
-20
-20
-19
 chill °C
-45
-45
-36
-45
-43
-43
-36
-39
-50
-52
-45
-32
-35
-35
-36
-35
-32
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-32-33-36-38-34-32-32-35-36-36-36-34-33-31-32-33-31-31-27-27-32-34-29-27-28-31-33-33-31-29-28-25-26-26-24-31-28-26-30-31-27-25-25-30-33-32-31-29-27-22-20-20-19-39-33-28-30-34-30-26-29-33-36-40-40-33-30-23-14-14-15
Sunrise
8:41
8:22
8:03
7:46
7:30
7:13
Sunset
1:17
1:36
1:53
2:11
2:26
2:41

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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 -24°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Fri 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
-36°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
1.2 km
High: overcast
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-28°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC143E63S
2600 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 56).
- km
ASCATC146E63S
2608 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATC142E63S
2611 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 45).
- 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.