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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri afternoon, min -41°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
500
250
600
100
50
50
4000
3450
3500
5050
50
150
km/h
30
SSE
40
SSW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
50
SE
35
SSE
15
S
15
WNW
5
SSE
15
ESE
10
SE
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-39
-35
-33
-33
-40
-40
-40
-38
-35
-29
-27
-28
-28
-31
-28
-26
min °C
-41
-38
-34
-37
-40
-40
-41
-39
-37
-34
-28
-29
-30
-32
-29
-27
 chill °C
-60
-59
-52
-52
-57
-58
-56
-55
-55
-54
-44
-40
-39
-43
-41
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-44-45-44-44-43-39-36-33-30-30-31-33-32-32-33-38-41-42-41-40-40-36-33-30-26-25-26-28-27-26-28-36-38-37-35-34-33-32-31-29-26-24-25-25-24-23-25-40-37-34-35-40-40-41-39-36-32-28-29-29-32-29-27
Sunrise
9:33
9:04
8:41
8:22
8:03
Sunset
12:26
12:53
1:17
1:36
1:53

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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 -33°C on Fri afternoon, min -41°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

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
-26°C
light snow
Light snow.
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 70).
8.0 km
Low: few
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
4 hours ago
-16°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC222E66S
2052 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSW
(38 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATC222E65S
2067 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
2068 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
2072 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
2074 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 57).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
2077 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATC180E65S
2081 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 68).
- 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.