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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, gales from the NNW by Sun night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
50
0
0
0
350
100
50
100
0
0
km/h
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
25
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
E
20
E
35
ESE
25
N
30
N
15
NE
35
ESE
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Snowflake cm
3
1
4
1
3
8
1
1
 mm
max °C
-27
-26
-23
-20
-19
-17
-15
-14
-12
-17
-14
-9
-9
-8
-5
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-28
-26
-25
-22
-19
-17
-16
-15
-14
-17
-16
-12
-9
-8
-10
-12
-10
-11
 chill °C
-28
-26
-31
-22
-24
-26
-28
-27
-26
-29
-26
-18
-17
-17
-22
-22
-18
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:46
7:30
7:13
7:00
6:46
6:31
Sunset
2:11
2:26
2:41
2:55
3:08
3:22

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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 -12°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, gales from the NNW by Sun night).

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.
3 hours ago
-37°C
clear
Haze -.
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 80).
1.7 km
Low: broken
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c239E67S
2120 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 342).
- km
hy2c240E67S
2121 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c240E66S
2135 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c232E66S
2141 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NNE
(10 kph at 28).
- km
hy2c226E65S
2145 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ENE
(18 kph at 72).
- km
hy2c236E66S
2151 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 325).
- km
hy2c233E66S
2156 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 28).
- km
hy2c235E66S
2157 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NNW
(14 kph at 330).
- 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.