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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
150
150
1150
50
400
50
0
0
0
50
km/h
25
SE
15
E
5
WNW
10
N
25
E
35
SE
60
S
30
SW
5
N
15
NW
25
NNW
10
NE
15
E
15
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-20
-21
-21
-23
-22
-18
-18
-18
-22
-24
-27
-29
-26
-24
-25
-29
-30
min °C
-22
-24
-22
-23
-24
-20
-18
-20
-23
-26
-32
-32
-27
-26
-27
-29
-31
 chill °C
-32
-34
-30
-31
-37
-34
-34
-26
-30
-39
-46
-42
-38
-37
-36
-37
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-33-33-34-33-33-34-35-36-36-36-36-35-36-36-35-25-27-28-28-28-27-26-28-29-30-31-31-31-30-31-31-29-20-21-22-23-23-21-21-23-25-26-28-28-28-27-27-27-27-21-23-22-23-23-19-18-19-23-25-30-31-27-25-26-29-31
Sunrise
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 -18°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Sun night). 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.
1 hour ago
-26° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-29° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB241E68S
2043 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 304).
- km
hy2c241E68S
2044 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c242E68S
2046 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 295).
- km
hy2c243E68S
2047 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 298).
- 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.