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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -38°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the N by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue afternoon, min -39°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
50
1450
1200
0
0
0
50
50
50
50
50
km/h
15
S
35
SSE
10
WSW
10
NW
15
SE
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
50
N
55
N
75
N
45
NW
50
WNW
35
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-37
-35
-32
-27
-26
-29
-34
-28
-27
-27
-29
-38
-37
-34
-34
-33
-29
min °C
-38
-38
-34
-29
-27
-32
-34
-33
-27
-28
-37
-39
-38
-36
-34
-33
-32
 chill °C
-52
-52
-43
-38
-37
-50
-52
-49
-45
-47
-58
-61
-60
-56
-51
-51
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-40-37-33-33-36-38-35-32-32-37-41-40-39-38-37-35-38-37-33-28-27-31-34-31-27-28-33-39-38-35-34-33-31-36-35-32-29-27-29-32-29-26-25-31-34-34-33-32-32-31-43-42-40-36-30-29-33-32-26-26-32-35-38-41-39-39-39
Sunrise
8:41
8:22
8:03
7:46
7:30
Sunset
12:53
1:17
1:36
1:53
2:11
2:26

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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 -26°C on Sun night, min -38°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the N by Tue morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue afternoon, min -39°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-32°C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
10.0 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC228E66S
2101 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 167).
- km
ASCATC229E66S
2118 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the SSE
(65 kph at 156).
- km
ASCATC230E66S
2122 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the SSE
(71 kph at 152).
- km
ASCATC231E66S
2131 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATC232E66S
2138 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the S
(51 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATC233E66S
2149 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 183).
- km
ASCATB196E64S
2151 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the N
(63 kph at 11).
- 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.