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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, gales from the NNE by Thu morning).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1250
1300
150
0
0
0
0
50
0
km/h
45
S
45
W
50
NW
35
NNE
20
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
10
SE
30
ESE
35
N
55
N
55
N
65
NNE
65
NE
45
NNE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
5
3
 mm
max °C
-21
-22
-26
-27
-29
-30
-30
-28
-27
-25
-17
-16
-15
-14
-13
-14
-15
min °C
-21
-25
-27
-28
-30
-30
-30
-30
-28
-26
-24
-16
-16
-14
-14
-15
-16
 chill °C
-36
-40
-45
-41
-41
-39
-39
-38
-34
-33
-37
-28
-30
-28
-29
-30
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-36-37-38-38-38-37-35-33-29-27-28-26-26-28-29-28-29-30-32-33-33-33-32-30-29-24-21-21-20-20-21-22-21-24-27-28-30-30-30-29-28-26-21-16-16-14-14-15-16-18-21-25-27-29-33-32-31-31-29-22-15-12-9-8-8-10
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 -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, gales 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
-28°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: few
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB246E70S
1864 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATB245E70S
1870 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the N
(64 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATB244E69S
1877 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the N
(62 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c244E68S
2005 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the N
(60 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c243E68S
2014 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the N
(60 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c240E68S
2028 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 208).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-35°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c235E67S
2054 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 238).
- 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.