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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
0
50
200
50
50
50
100
150
150
150
150
200
650
km/h
85
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
40
NE
65
ENE
60
E
30
N
10
S
40
SSW
55
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
2
 mm
max °C
-22
-22
-20
-20
-23
-29
-31
-32
-25
-21
-20
-21
-18
-17
-17
-16
min °C
-23
-22
-21
-21
-26
-30
-34
-34
-27
-23
-20
-21
-20
-18
-17
-18
 chill °C
-42
-38
-36
-36
-45
-46
-41
-43
-44
-40
-35
-36
-34
-32
-31
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-28-27-31-35-37-37-31-27-24-25-24-22-22-22-23-22-21-21-25-30-33-33-26-22-20-21-19-18-17-17-17-18-15-16-19-26-29-29-25-22-22-21-18-16-15-16-14-18-12-11-15-28-27-29-32-33-33-30-30-30-28-28
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue 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
-23°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-31°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATC233E67S
2045 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 57).
- km
ASCATC232E66S
2059 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATC233E66S
2063 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 56).
- km
ASCATC234E66S
2083 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATB239E67S
2090 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATC239E67S
2100 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SE
(23 kph at 142).
- km
ASCATB238E67S
2101 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB240E67S
2106 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 197).
- 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.