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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, gales from the N by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
1500
1100
0
0
0
0
50
50
0
300
0
0
100
km/h
40
SE
35
S
50
WSW
45
NW
40
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
55
WNW
30
WNW
10
N
35
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
45
NNE
55
NE
50
NNE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
4
5
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-27
-27
-29
-30
-32
-32
-33
-33
-31
-31
-27
-22
-19
-20
-19
-18
-19
-19
min °C
-27
-30
-29
-31
-32
-33
-33
-33
-33
-31
-29
-26
-20
-20
-20
-19
-19
-20
 chill °C
-43
-48
-48
-51
-50
-45
-46
-49
-49
-51
-44
-36
-33
-35
-35
-34
-35
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-35-37-38-38-38-38-37-36-33-29-26-26-26-25-25-26-27-29-29-31-32-33-33-33-32-31-28-24-20-20-20-19-19-20-22-22-24-27-28-29-30-30-30-29-27-22-16-14-14-14-15-14-20-19-21-25-25-28-29-29-31-33-32-26-17-11-9-9-11-11
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, gales from the N by Wed 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
-28° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 350 to 070 degs)
(41 kph at 50).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-34° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB181E64S
2102 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
2117 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 33).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
2125 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATC185E64S
2145 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATB185E64S
2159 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
2160 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC184E64S
2160 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNE
(23 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB186E64S
2161 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 79).
- 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.