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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, severe gales from the SE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
0
7600
250
200
km/h
10
SE
25
SE
35
SE
60
SE
75
SE
55
SE
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-36
-34
-31
-22
-23
-19
-18
-19
-18
-20
-21
-20
-21
-21
-22
-22
min °C
-38
-35
-33
-28
-23
-22
-22
-20
-19
-22
-21
-20
-21
-22
-22
-23
 chill °C
-49
-51
-50
-47
-42
-39
-36
-32
-32
-35
-34
-33
-35
-36
-37
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-33-32-32-31-32-33-33-33-32-32-32-33-33-33-30-30-29-28-26-25-26-27-26-27-26-26-26-27-27-27-28-28-26-25-25-23-22-23-22-23-21-21-21-21-22-23-37-35-32-25-23-21-20-20-19-21-21-20-21-22-22-23
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, severe gales from the SE by Mon morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE 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
-30° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
10.0 km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-23° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB253E69S
2080 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB249E68S
2086 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB251E68S
2095 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB252E68S
2098 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB253E68S
2105 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB254E68S
2108 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB231E66S
2114 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB232E66S
2126 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 224).
- 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.