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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -32°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Sat night, moderate winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
0
350
0
50
250
50
km/h
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNE
45
NNW
60
NNW
30
N
45
NE
60
NE
55
NNE
45
ENE
35
NE
40
NNE
45
NE
70
ENE
85
E
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Snowflake cm
4
1
2
5
1
1
3
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-29
-27
-24
-21
-22
-24
-21
-19
-21
-21
-22
-21
-20
-19
-21
-26
min °C
-32
-29
-25
-23
-22
-25
-23
-19
-23
-23
-22
-21
-22
-19
-22
-34
 chill °C
-48
-45
-40
-36
-38
-44
-39
-34
-40
-41
-37
-35
-36
-34
-41
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -32°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Sat night, moderate winds from the NE by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-32°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: few
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-28°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-64°C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-37°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2b239E67S
2096 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
- km
hy2b240E67S
2096 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 32).
- km
hy2b238E67S
2108 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
- km
hy2b233E66S
2123 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 355).
- km
hy2b241E67S
2129 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 72).
- 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.