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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -39°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Mon morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
50
50
50
50
0
4850
300
400
500
350
0
4550
km/h
5
W
5
NE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
55
SE
70
SE
50
SE
15
ENE
30
E
35
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
40
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-37
-39
-38
-37
-37
-36
-34
-32
-22
-21
-19
-19
-17
-16
-18
-20
-21
-19
min °C
-38
-39
-38
-37
-37
-37
-35
-34
-30
-22
-20
-21
-17
-17
-20
-21
-21
-20
 chill °C
-46
-48
-48
-50
-51
-50
-51
-51
-47
-40
-36
-34
-29
-29
-32
-34
-33
-33
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
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -39°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the SE by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Mon morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon 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
-27° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 260).
0.6 km
938 km S
2835m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
55 minutes ago
-22° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 290).
28 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
55 minutes ago
-24° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC177E64S
2176 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
2213 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATC175E64S
2223 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC176E63S
2225 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 332).
- 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.