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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
50
1150
150
300
100
50
50
50
100
100
100
250
50
km/h
35
E
35
NE
45
NE
25
NNE
20
ENE
35
E
40
ENE
35
NNE
20
NE
10
SE
10
SW
15
W
0
NNE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
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Snowflake cm
4
5
3
 mm
max °C
-10
-8
-10
-20
-14
-11
-11
-27
-28
-29
-33
-32
-32
-28
-27
-29
-29
-30
min °C
-15
-8
-20
-21
-18
-12
-17
-28
-30
-30
-34
-33
-32
-29
-28
-29
-30
-30
 chill °C
-27
-18
-33
-33
-28
-23
-30
-43
-41
-39
-48
-46
-32
-38
-39
-40
-41
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 500 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
-32°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (50 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
2.8 km
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
8.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-34°C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-32°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB233E67S
2051 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB233E66S
2063 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATC234E66S
2065 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATB234E66S
2076 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB232E66S
2076 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNE
(34 kph at 29).
- 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.