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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, gales from the NE by Thu morning).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
3450
1200
250
100
0
0
0
0
150
50
0
250
150
350
km/h
45
SSE
40
SSW
30
W
35
NNW
25
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
25
SE
45
SE
35
N
40
NNE
55
NE
55
NE
40
NE
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Snowflake cm
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-17
-18
-24
-25
-27
-31
-31
-31
-32
-30
-22
-15
-11
-8
-9
-10
-10
min °C
-20
-18
-23
-25
-26
-29
-31
-32
-32
-32
-31
-30
-19
-13
-9
-9
-10
-12
 chill °C
-35
-31
-37
-40
-38
-38
-40
-42
-41
-41
-41
-43
-34
-24
-21
-21
-22
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-36-37-38-39-39-38-38-36-34-31-27-27-26-27-29-30-27-28-29-31-32-33-34-33-33-30-30-25-20-21-19-21-23-24-22-21-24-27-28-30-30-30-30-28-28-23-17-15-14-15-16-17-19-18-21-25-26-28-31-32-32-32-31-26-17-12-9-9-10-11
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 -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Mon night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, gales from the NE by Thu 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
-25° C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-34° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
65
Gales from the SE
(65 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c272E66S
2635 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c274E66S
2642 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c273E66S
2651 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c271E66S
2669 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c275E66S
2680 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c271E65S
2698 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 292).
- 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.