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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
150
150
1150
50
400
50
0
0
0
50
km/h
25
ESE
25
E
5
ENE
15
NNE
35
E
45
SE
60
SSE
25
SSW
10
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
15
N
15
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-19
-20
-22
-23
-22
-21
-21
-22
-24
-25
-27
-28
-27
-26
-26
-27
-26
min °C
-20
-22
-22
-23
-24
-21
-21
-23
-25
-26
-28
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
 chill °C
-31
-26
-22
-32
-38
-36
-38
-30
-38
-41
-43
-40
-39
-37
-38
-39
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-33-33-34-33-33-34-35-36-36-36-36-35-36-36-35-25-27-28-28-28-27-26-28-29-30-31-31-31-30-31-31-29-20-21-22-23-23-21-21-23-25-26-28-28-28-27-27-27-27-21-23-22-23-23-19-18-19-23-25-30-31-27-25-26-29-31
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 -19°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm 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
-25° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: few
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
938 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB241E68S
2043 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB242E68S
2053 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC242E68S
2055 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC243E68S
2071 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 305).
- 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.