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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed night, gales from the NE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Fri night, moderate winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
400
100
50
1650
150
50
50
1450
200
0
km/h
50
NNE
45
NNW
65
NNW
30
NNE
55
NNE
60
NNE
70
NE
60
NNE
55
NNE
70
NE
75
NE
55
N
35
NNW
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
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Snowflake cm
5
1
3
4
2
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-22
-24
-21
-19
-19
-22
-24
-23
-21
-27
-27
-22
-21
-20
-18
min °C
-22
-22
-25
-23
-19
-20
-24
-24
-24
-24
-27
-27
-28
-21
-21
-19
 chill °C
-35
-38
-43
-39
-35
-36
-43
-42
-41
-44
-48
-46
-46
-34
-34
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed night, gales from the NE by Thu night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Fri night, moderate winds from the NNE by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 2500 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
-33°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-38°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: few
hy2b233E66S
2071 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 18).
- km
hy2b238E67S
2085 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 12).
- km
hy2b239E67S
2087 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 12).
- km
hy2b240E67S
2091 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
- km
hy2b236E66S
2110 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 22).
- km
hy2b238E66S
2113 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 18).
- km
hy2b235E66S
2115 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 25).
- 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.