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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
350
150
200
50
50
50
100
100
150
150
150
150
km/h
35
E
40
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
20
ENE
35
E
40
ENE
35
NNE
25
NE
10
SE
15
SW
20
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
4
5
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-10
-8
-9
-18
-11
-10
-11
-27
-25
-27
-31
-31
-33
-32
-30
-29
-28
-27
min °C
-14
-9
-17
-20
-14
-12
-16
-29
-27
-30
-33
-33
-33
-32
-31
-29
-28
-28
 chill °C
-26
-19
-30
-32
-23
-23
-28
-45
-36
-40
-46
-47
-40
-38
-42
-42
-41
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
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 -29°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). 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
-19°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
2.1 km
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
1.8 km
938 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
1.8 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB141E64S
2581 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB139E64S
2587 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATB140E64S
2590 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 9).
- 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.