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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
0
50
200
50
50
50
100
150
150
150
150
200
650
km/h
45
NE
25
NNE
20
ENE
35
E
40
ENE
30
NNE
20
ENE
10
SE
20
SW
20
NW
0
SE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
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Snowflake cm
1
3
2
 mm
max °C
-10
-16
-11
-10
-12
-26
-25
-27
-31
-32
-32
-30
-30
-29
-28
-27
min °C
-18
-19
-13
-12
-17
-30
-28
-30
-32
-34
-33
-30
-30
-30
-28
-28
 chill °C
-30
-30
-22
-23
-29
-45
-41
-42
-44
-45
-33
-39
-40
-40
-38
-39
Freezing level m
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
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed morning, min -34°C on Sun night). 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
-24°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
38 minutes ago
-31°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
38 minutes ago
-27°C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
ASCATC254E67S
2260 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 125).
- km
ASCATB254E67S
2265 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATB253E67S
2276 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the SW
(16 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATC256E67S
2281 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
2288 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the E
(10 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATC255E67S
2293 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 89).
- km
ASCATB256E67S
2295 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
- 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.