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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the ESE by Wed 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
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
1500
1100
0
0
0
0
50
50
0
300
0
0
100
km/h
45
SSE
40
S
35
WSW
25
NW
30
N
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
SW
10
SSE
25
SE
45
ESE
15
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
ENE
30
ENE
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Snowflake cm
1
3
5
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-18
-18
-18
-24
-24
-27
-29
-29
-29
-33
-31
-22
-15
-9
-8
-9
-11
-10
min °C
-21
-20
-24
-25
-26
-29
-29
-29
-33
-33
-32
-29
-19
-13
-9
-9
-11
-11
 chill °C
-37
-34
-35
-38
-39
-40
-39
-37
-39
-40
-42
-42
-34
-21
-19
-18
-21
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-35-37-38-38-38-38-37-36-33-29-26-26-26-25-25-26-27-29-29-31-32-33-33-33-32-31-28-24-20-20-20-19-19-20-22-22-24-27-28-29-30-30-30-29-27-22-16-14-14-14-15-14-20-19-21-25-25-28-29-29-31-33-32-26-17-11-9-9-11-11
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 -18°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the ESE by Wed 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
-24° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (28 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
9.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC244E69S
1949 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the N
(63 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC244E68S
1973 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the N
(62 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC243E68S
2006 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the N
(64 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATC242E68S
2007 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the N
(65 kph at 2).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-31° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC241E67S
2046 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the N
(67 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC242E67S
2060 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the N
(65 kph at 3).
- 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.