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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NNE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Fri night, moderate winds from the N by Sat night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
150
0
0
300
0
100
0
0
km/h
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNE
50
NNW
60
NNW
40
NNE
70
NNE
55
NNE
85
NNE
45
NE
55
NE
60
NE
55
NE
65
N
35
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
55
NNE
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Snowflake cm
4
2
5
3
7
1
4
 mm
max °C
-27
-24
-20
-22
-23
-20
-18
-19
-21
-24
-23
-22
-31
-30
-25
-21
-19
-17
min °C
-29
-25
-23
-23
-24
-23
-19
-20
-25
-25
-24
-27
-31
-31
-30
-23
-20
-19
 chill °C
-44
-40
-36
-41
-42
-39
-36
-37
-43
-42
-41
-48
-51
-53
-50
-37
-34
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NNE by Thu night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Fri night, moderate winds from the N by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-30°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
4 hours ago
-29°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
4 hours ago
-39°C
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: clear
hy2c275E66S
2679 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATC133E64S
2683 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC134E64S
2687 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC132E64S
2694 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC134E63S
2698 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC133E63S
2718 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 248).
- 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.