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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
0
50
50
100
100
150
150
150
150
150
650
500
200
50
0
50
km/h
70
ENE
60
E
25
NNE
10
S
45
WSW
55
W
50
W
45
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
50
W
55
W
45
WNW
50
NNW
65
NNW
50
NW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-29
-33
-32
-24
-21
-21
-19
-18
-18
-17
-17
-18
-19
-21
-27
-29
-32
min °C
-26
-31
-36
-35
-28
-24
-21
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-18
-21
-26
-29
-31
-33
 chill °C
-45
-46
-43
-46
-45
-42
-37
-35
-34
-31
-31
-33
-33
-37
-43
-50
-52
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-35-38-37-31-27-25-24-23-23-22-22-23-25-28-33-35-37-24-30-35-34-26-23-21-20-19-18-18-18-18-20-24-28-30-33-19-28-29-29-25-23-22-20-18-18-18-19-20-22-24-27-30-32-15-29-26-29-33-33-34-32-33-33-33-31-30-29-28-27-33-39
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
10:15
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
11:44

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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 -18°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

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
-14°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
4.6 km
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: few
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
Wind obs. (29 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-29°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATB226E66S
2087 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 102).
- km
ASCATB227E66S
2090 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the E
(38 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATC227E66S
2092 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATC226E66S
2092 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 102).
- km
ASCATC228E66S
2095 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATB226E65S
2099 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 103).
- 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.