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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
0
200
50
50
50
50
100
100
100
100
100
1300
300
300
50
km/h
25
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
30
NNE
20
NE
10
SSE
20
SW
20
NW
0
N
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
3
 mm
max °C
-16
-12
-9
-12
-27
-25
-28
-31
-31
-32
-30
-28
-29
-28
-28
-31
-33
-36
min °C
-20
-12
-12
-18
-29
-26
-30
-31
-35
-34
-31
-30
-30
-28
-30
-32
-35
-39
 chill °C
-32
-21
-23
-31
-44
-40
-42
-45
-43
-34
-39
-40
-40
-37
-41
-44
-47
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-27-27-31-35-37-38-33-28-25-26-25-24-23-24-26-27-30-21-21-21-25-30-33-34-28-23-21-21-20-19-18-19-21-22-24-17-15-16-19-27-29-29-26-23-22-21-19-18-17-19-21-23-25-18-12-11-15-28-26-29-31-33-33-31-29-30-28-29-32-34-38
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-23°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 100).
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 140).
0.6 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB188E64S
2164 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
2169 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB188E63S
2180 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC200E63S
2187 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC199E63S
2200 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB189E63S
2229 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB195E63S
2233 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC196E63S
2236 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 352).
- 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.