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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
50
50
50
100
150
150
150
150
150
150
50
50
0
50
50
km/h
45
ENE
30
NNE
20
NE
10
SSE
20
WSW
20
NW
0
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
N
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-12
-28
-25
-28
-31
-31
-33
-32
-32
-32
-32
-27
-27
-29
-30
-36
-39
-41
min °C
-19
-30
-27
-32
-33
-33
-33
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
-27
-29
-37
-37
-41
-42
 chill °C
-32
-45
-40
-44
-46
-47
-33
-42
-44
-44
-43
-41
-36
-38
-50
-50
-52
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-35-38-38-32-27-25-24-23-22-21-22-25-27-34-38-39-39-24-31-35-34-27-23-21-20-18-18-17-18-20-22-29-34-36-35-19-28-30-30-26-23-22-21-18-17-18-18-22-25-30-33-35-34-16-29-26-30-32-32-33-32-32-32-32-29-27-29-34-37-40-42
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
10:15
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
11:44

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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Thu 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
-15°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-25°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
hy2c271E66S
2682 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the E
(12 kph at 98).
- km
hy2c269E65S
2684 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the E
(10 kph at 88).
- km
hy2c272E66S
2689 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 72).
- km
hy2c267E65S
2692 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
- 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.