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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -31°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the W by Wed night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
50
50
50
50
100
100
150
150
350
100
100
100
1500
50
km/h
45
NNE
40
NE
65
ENE
50
ENE
35
N
5
WSW
40
SW
55
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
50
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
40
W
70
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
 mm
max °C
-20
-20
-23
-29
-32
-33
-25
-21
-20
-20
-19
-19
-18
-18
-19
-21
-23
min °C
-21
-22
-26
-31
-36
-35
-28
-25
-20
-20
-20
-20
-18
-18
-20
-21
-26
 chill °C
-36
-39
-45
-48
-50
-41
-45
-43
-35
-34
-34
-35
-33
-32
-34
-36
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-31-35-38-38-32-27-25-24-24-24-23-23-25-26-30-21-21-25-30-34-34-27-23-20-20-20-20-18-18-20-21-25-15-16-19-28-29-29-25-23-22-20-18-18-19-20-21-23-26-13-10-15-29-25-28-32-34-33-31-30-31-32-33-32-31-37
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -31°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the W by Wed 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
-21°C
light snow
Light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 190 to 080 degs)
(26 kph at 40).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
8.0 km
Mid: scattered
938 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: scattered
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 140).
0.5 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB247E67S
2225 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB249E67S
2235 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB248E67S
2246 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 345).
- km
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 150).
<100m
Mid: overcast
ASCATB253E67S
2312 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 352).
- 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.