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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue morning, min -39°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri morning, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
0
1600
1600
600
0
0
0
50
50
50
50
0
250
km/h
20
SSE
35
SE
40
SSE
25
WNW
10
NNE
25
SE
5
SSE
10
NW
20
NNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
E
35
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
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Snowflake cm
2
3
1
2
 mm
max °C
-38
-31
-27
-29
-32
-26
-25
-28
-31
-35
-39
-38
-32
-29
-18
-14
-14
-14
min °C
-39
-34
-29
-30
-35
-33
-26
-30
-34
-37
-40
-41
-34
-31
-27
-14
-14
-15
 chill °C
-55
-52
-47
-42
-47
-48
-26
-42
-49
-51
-40
-52
-44
-41
-37
-25
-23
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-32-33-36-38-34-32-32-35-36-36-36-34-33-31-32-33-31-31-27-27-32-34-29-27-28-31-33-33-31-29-28-25-26-26-24-31-28-26-30-31-27-25-25-30-33-32-31-29-27-22-20-20-19-39-33-28-30-34-30-26-29-33-36-40-40-33-30-23-14-14-15
Sunrise
8:41
8:22
8:03
7:46
7:30
7:13
Sunset
1:17
1:36
1:53
2:11
2:26
2:41

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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 -25°C on Tue morning, min -39°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri morning, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Fri 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
-37°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 70).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
-
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 80).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB268E66S
2643 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB269E66S
2665 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB270E66S
2671 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC271E66S
2692 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB271E66S
2693 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB272E66S
2705 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 264).
- 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.