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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
350
50
0
650
150
0
0
50
500
0
0
km/h
30
SE
45
ESE
50
N
40
NW
20
E
35
E
40
NE
50
NNE
25
NNE
25
E
50
ENE
40
NNE
25
N
15
ESE
30
ESE
15
E
20
NE
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Snowflake cm
5
1
4
4
1
2
2
1
3
 mm
max °C
-23
-12
-18
-22
-18
-10
-8
-7
-17
-12
-10
-26
-26
-20
-16
-11
-9
min °C
-26
-20
-19
-26
-29
-14
-8
-12
-17
-15
-21
-26
-27
-27
-18
-13
-10
 chill °C
-40
-34
-35
-37
-39
-25
-18
-24
-28
-25
-36
-42
-40
-36
-30
-21
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sat 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
-31°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
8.0 km
Mid: few
938 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: few
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-30°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-38°C
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c233E66S
2079 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 12).
- km
hy2c239E67S
2094 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 8).
- km
hy2c238E67S
2107 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNE
(25 kph at 15).
- km
hy2c240E67S
2127 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNE
(18 kph at 20).
- km
hy2c236E66S
2135 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 22).
- 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.