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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -35°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, gales from the NW by Wed night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
200
50
50
50
100
150
150
150
150
150
150
50
50
0
50
50
50
km/h
55
E
25
NNE
5
SSW
55
SW
60
W
50
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
65
NW
55
NNW
65
NNW
45
N
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-30
-33
-34
-25
-21
-20
-19
-18
-18
-17
-16
-21
-24
-26
-32
-33
-34
min °C
-31
-36
-36
-30
-24
-21
-20
-19
-18
-17
-20
-22
-24
-31
-32
-35
-35
 chill °C
-46
-44
-43
-50
-42
-37
-34
-32
-30
-28
-36
-39
-42
-51
-52
-57
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-38-39-32-27-25-24-23-23-21-23-27-29-33-36-38-39-31-35-35-28-23-21-20-19-18-17-18-22-24-29-32-34-35-28-30-30-26-23-23-21-19-18-17-19-23-25-30-33-34-35-29-26-30-31-31-33-33-33-33-32-30-28-30-34-38-42-45
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
10:15
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
11:44

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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 -18°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -35°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, gales from the NW by Wed 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
-14°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-30°C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c183E64S
2112 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATB239E67S
2115 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 156).
- km
ASCATC239E67S
2122 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 159).
- km
hy2c181E64S
2126 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 52).
- km
hy2c184E64S
2127 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB230E66S
2127 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 123).
- km
ASCATB240E67S
2131 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 157).
- km
ASCATB231E66S
2136 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 113).
- 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.