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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, strong winds from the N by Sun night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
1500
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
km/h
20
ENE
45
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
NE
20
NNW
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
NNE
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Snowflake cm
2
1
2
8
5
6
5
 mm
max °C
-15
-16
-24
-26
-25
-20
-18
-17
-16
-17
-17
-15
-14
-17
-10
-10
-9
-9
min °C
-19
-21
-26
-26
-25
-24
-19
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-15
-18
-15
-10
-9
-11
 chill °C
-29
-36
-39
-33
-30
-29
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-26
-28
-25
-19
-17
-22
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
8:03
7:46
7:30
7:13
7:00
6:46
Sunset
1:53
2:11
2:26
2:41
2:55
3:08

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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 -15°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, strong winds from the N by Sun night).

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
-34°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-36°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
Clouds dissolving.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC226E65S
2147 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATB226E65S
2155 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATB246E67S
2159 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATB225E65S
2161 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC227E65S
2162 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB247E67S
2163 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 95).
- km
ASCATC246E67S
2168 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 38).
- 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.