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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun afternoon, min -43°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
150
200
600
50
0
0
0
0
50
50
300
200
100
50
100
km/h
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
50
W
70
WNW
70
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
30
SSW
75
SSW
35
SW
20
SW
20
SE
30
S
20
W
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-16
-16
-16
-16
-20
-25
-29
-34
-37
-39
-40
-41
-42
-39
-39
-33
min °C
-17
-17
-17
-19
-22
-28
-33
-36
-38
-40
-40
-43
-43
-40
-39
-37
 chill °C
-30
-30
-30
-36
-40
-49
-49
-53
-59
-66
-60
-60
-58
-58
-54
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-21-22-26-32-36-39-42-44-44-46-46-44-43-39-17-17-17-18-21-27-31-35-38-40-40-42-43-40-39-35-17-15-15-19-24-28-32-36-36-36-38-37-37-35-35-33-30-30-30-29-30-32-37-39-37-41-41-39-43-45-47-48
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
10:15
9:33
9:04
Sunset
12:00
12:00
11:44
12:26
12:53

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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 Mon night, min -38°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Thu morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun afternoon, min -43°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
-18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
0.6 km
938 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
moderate snow
Snow
Wind obs. (30 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-28°C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC178E64S
2156 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 149).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
2208 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 159).
- km
ASCATC177E63S
2218 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSE
(38 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
2220 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATC175E64S
2224 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 173).
- 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.