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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri afternoon, min -32°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, near gales from the N by Thu morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
150
1850
1500
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
250
km/h
30
NE
35
ESE
40
SE
30
S
45
WSW
35
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NNE
25
NW
45
NNW
45
NNE
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-27
-27
-28
-28
-29
-30
-30
-30
-32
-33
-32
-31
-29
-27
-25
-24
-23
min °C
-27
-28
-28
-29
-30
-30
-31
-31
-32
-33
-33
-32
-30
-28
-26
-24
-24
 chill °C
-42
-44
-45
-47
-46
-46
-43
-42
-46
-48
-47
-48
-44
-38
-40
-40
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-34-34-35-36-36-37-37-37-38-38-37-35-33-32-30-29-27-28-28-29-30-30-31-31-32-33-33-32-30-28-26-24-24-24-23-22-22-24-26-27-28-30-30-30-30-29-26-23-23-20-26-23-21-19-21-25-26-29-30-30-32-33-33-29-28-30-20
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 -27°C on Fri afternoon, min -32°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, near gales from the N by Thu morning).

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
-28° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: few
hy2c182E64S
2145 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c181E64S
2145 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB185E64S
2172 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB186E64S
2173 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 236).
- km
hy2c180E64S
2180 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 205).
- km
hy2c183E64S
2180 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
2182 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 239).
- km
hy2c184E63S
2186 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 228).
- 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.