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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun night, min -43°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
50
0
100
1600
700
0
0
0
50
200
50
50
50
1350
km/h
15
SE
20
SSE
35
SE
40
SSE
20
WNW
10
NNW
25
SE
10
SE
5
NNW
20
NNW
30
WNW
15
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-40
-39
-34
-27
-29
-31
-28
-27
-28
-31
-35
-39
-41
-38
-33
-25
min °C
-43
-40
-36
-31
-30
-35
-37
-27
-30
-34
-36
-41
-43
-39
-35
-32
 chill °C
-56
-56
-54
-49
-43
-45
-52
-36
-41
-49
-52
-52
-52
-50
-47
-46
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
8:41
8:22
8:03
7:46
7:30
Sunset
1:17
1:36
1:53
2:11
2:26

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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 -27°C on Sun night, min -43°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-32°C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
1.2 km
High: overcast
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-27°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC178E65S
2099 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATC177E65S
2102 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 53).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
2151 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
2186 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNE
(18 kph at 25).
- 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.