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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Fri afternoon, min -48°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
150
200
600
50
0
0
0
0
50
50
300
200
100
50
100
km/h
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
10
NW
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
30
S
30
S
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-30
-30
-30
-28
-29
-31
-35
-38
-36
-40
-40
-39
-41
-45
-46
-47
min °C
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-32
-38
-39
-37
-41
-42
-39
-45
-45
-47
-48
 chill °C
-40
-41
-42
-41
-42
-43
-49
-52
-53
-60
-61
-55
-60
-61
-62
-62
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-21-22-26-32-36-39-42-44-44-46-46-44-43-39-17-17-17-18-21-27-31-35-38-40-40-42-43-40-39-35-17-15-15-19-24-28-32-36-36-36-38-37-37-35-35-33-30-30-30-29-30-32-37-39-37-41-41-39-43-45-47-48
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
10:15
9:33
9:04
Sunset
12:00
12:00
11:44
12:26
12:53

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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 -28°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Fri afternoon, min -48°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sun 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
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATC230E66S
2038 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATB229E66S
2039 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the E
(47 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB230E66S
2039 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 89).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB226E66S
2042 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the E
(51 kph at 95).
- km
ASCATB227E66S
2044 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATB225E66S
2045 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the E
(51 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATC232E66S
2047 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATB232E66S
2052 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the E
(49 kph at 85).
- 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.