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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Mon morning, moderate winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, near gales from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4500
100
50
3850
4200
0
0
0
4000
400
km/h
70
SE
50
SE
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
40
SE
50
SE
45
SE
30
SE
15
ESE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
SE
50
SE
55
SE
35
NNE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-18
-19
-18
-18
-19
-21
-19
-19
-18
-18
-20
-23
-25
-20
-15
-10
-8
min °C
-22
-20
-21
-19
-19
-21
-21
-20
-20
-19
-19
-25
-24
-27
-25
-18
-13
-15
 chill °C
-40
-35
-35
-32
-30
-33
-34
-34
-36
-33
-30
-34
-35
-38
-38
-33
-26
-27
Freezing level m
0
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
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Mon morning, moderate winds from the ESE by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, near gales from the SE by Sat afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
-30° C
light snow
Light snow.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
0.7 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-31° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB184E65S
2034 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 36).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB183E65S
2056 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
2065 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
2070 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB178E65S
2073 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
2076 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 295).
- 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.