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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
50
0
0
0
100
0
0
1450
km/h
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
25
E
35
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NNE
30
N
25
E
40
ESE
30
E
30
NNE
35
N
25
ENE
15
NE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
2
2
3
5
2
4
 mm
max °C
-27
-26
-22
-20
-18
-17
-15
-14
-13
-12
-18
-11
-9
-8
-8
-10
-11
-11
min °C
-27
-26
-25
-21
-19
-17
-16
-14
-14
-18
-18
-16
-10
-9
-10
-12
-12
-18
 chill °C
-34
-32
-30
-26
-26
-27
-28
-24
-25
-30
-30
-24
-21
-18
-19
-20
-21
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:46
7:30
7:13
7:00
6:46
6:31
Sunset
2:11
2:26
2:41
2:55
3:08
3:22

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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 -13°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
-32°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATC183E65S
1996 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
2003 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
2039 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 24).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-24°C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC181E65S
2059 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATC184E64S
2077 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
2080 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
2084 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
2086 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 20).
- 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.