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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the N by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
0
1600
1600
600
0
0
0
50
50
50
50
0
250
km/h
20
W
10
N
20
S
50
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
55
NNW
55
NNW
80
N
60
NW
35
NW
25
NW
45
NNW
40
NNW
50
N
55
NE
30
N
45
N
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
3
1
2
 mm
max °C
-29
-27
-26
-30
-33
-27
-26
-27
-29
-33
-33
-30
-28
-27
-24
-25
-26
-23
min °C
-32
-27
-27
-33
-34
-31
-27
-28
-33
-33
-33
-32
-29
-28
-26
-27
-26
-24
 chill °C
-46
-36
-42
-53
-53
-46
-45
-48
-55
-54
-50
-47
-47
-44
-44
-43
-41
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-32-33-36-38-34-32-32-35-36-36-36-34-33-31-32-33-31-31-27-27-32-34-29-27-28-31-33-33-31-29-28-25-26-26-24-31-28-26-30-31-27-25-25-30-33-32-31-29-27-22-20-20-19-39-33-28-30-34-30-26-29-33-36-40-40-33-30-23-14-14-15
Sunrise
8:41
8:22
8:03
7:46
7:30
7:13
Sunset
1:17
1:36
1:53
2:11
2:26
2:41

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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 -26°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the N by Tue night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the ENE by Fri 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
-37°C
clear
Haze -.
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 70).
4.6 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
1.2 km
High: overcast
938 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-28°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
-
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC169E64S
2260 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC169E63S
2276 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
2290 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 252).
- 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.