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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun night, min -40°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
50
0
0
0
0
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
100
150
200
km/h
55
W
80
WNW
80
WNW
50
W
30
W
25
SSW
45
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
W
35
SW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-16
-20
-23
-28
-35
-36
-39
-41
-40
-38
-38
-36
-33
-32
-31
-27
min °C
-18
-21
-27
-33
-35
-38
-41
-42
-42
-40
-38
-36
-35
-33
-31
-29
 chill °C
-35
-40
-48
-50
-52
-59
-62
-61
-60
-55
-45
-43
-49
-33
-48
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-25-31-35-39-41-43-45-45-43-42-41-39-37-35-32-17-21-25-31-35-37-40-42-41-39-38-36-34-33-31-28-18-23-27-31-34-35-34-37-37-34-32-31-31-30-28-28-30-30-30-36-41-38-41-42-40-41-44-46-47-46-45-44
Sunrise
12:00
10:15
9:33
9:04
8:41
Sunset
12:00
11:44
12:26
12:53
1:17

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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 -16°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun night, min -40°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm.(Wind varies from 009 to 011 degs)
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB230E66S
2020 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 107).
- km
ASCATB229E66S
2022 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATC231E66S
2038 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the E
(51 kph at 99).
- km
ASCATB231E66S
2039 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the E
(49 kph at 95).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC232E66S
2043 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATB232E66S
2060 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the E
(49 kph at 99).
- km
ASCATB233E66S
2063 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATC233E66S
2080 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the E
(49 kph at 99).
- 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.