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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
150
50
50
0
0
0
100
0
50
0
km/h
95
NNW
70
NNW
60
NNW
45
N
30
N
25
N
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNW
45
N
60
NE
55
N
45
NNE
55
NE
40
ENE
45
N
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
4
2
2
5
 mm
max °C
-25
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-22
-23
-21
-18
-16
-17
-17
min °C
-25
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-24
-23
-23
-24
-23
-20
-17
-17
-22
 chill °C
-47
-43
-42
-42
-39
-39
-39
-37
-37
-40
-41
-40
-36
-32
-30
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:46
7:30
7:13
7:00
6:46
Sunset
2:11
2:26
2:41
2:55
3:08

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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 -23°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the E by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-32°C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.1 km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB240E67S
2121 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 37).
- km
hy2b232E66S
2126 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
- km
hy2b238E66S
2127 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 42).
- km
hy2b233E66S
2136 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB241E67S
2141 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB240E66S
2142 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB241E66S
2159 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATB246E67S
2161 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 53).
- 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.