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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 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 Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
400
0
50
0
0
0
300
50
50
50
250
2500
km/h
20
ESE
35
E
35
NE
50
NE
30
N
15
ENE
40
E
40
NE
35
NNE
20
N
20
ESE
25
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
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Snowflake cm
3
6
2
4
4
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-11
-8
-10
-25
-20
-11
-11
-27
-27
-25
-22
-21
-23
-25
-27
min °C
-30
-15
-9
-21
-27
-24
-16
-19
-28
-28
-26
-24
-22
-24
-27
-29
 chill °C
-39
-27
-19
-35
-38
-35
-28
-33
-44
-40
-38
-36
-30
-33
-36
-37
Freezing level m
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
Sunset
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 Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

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.
3 hours ago
-33°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
4 hours ago
-35°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
87
Stormy winds from the SE
(87 kph at 140).
0.1 km
Mid: few
ASCATB187E64S
2170 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB188E64S
2170 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 202).
- km
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB191E63S
2265 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB196E63S
2267 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB192E63S
2270 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB195E63S
2272 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 334).
- 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.