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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue morning, min -43°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue afternoon, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
50
1450
1200
0
0
0
50
50
50
50
50
km/h
5
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
40
SSE
25
W
15
NW
25
ESE
15
ESE
5
NNE
25
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
10
NNE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-42
-40
-39
-34
-28
-29
-31
-28
-25
-25
-29
-34
-37
-39
-39
-39
-38
min °C
-43
-43
-40
-37
-32
-29
-34
-35
-26
-27
-34
-36
-39
-43
-39
-39
-40
 chill °C
-53
-55
-56
-55
-51
-43
-42
-49
-37
-37
-51
-53
-54
-53
-50
-50
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-40-37-33-33-36-38-35-32-32-37-41-40-39-38-37-35-38-37-33-28-27-31-34-31-27-28-33-39-38-35-34-33-31-36-35-32-29-27-29-32-29-26-25-31-34-34-33-32-32-31-43-42-40-36-30-29-33-32-26-26-32-35-38-41-39-39-39
Sunrise
8:41
8:22
8:03
7:46
7:30
Sunset
12:53
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue morning, min -43°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Sun night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue afternoon, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW 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
-32°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 150).
1.6 km
High: overcast
938 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB238E67S
2107 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATB239E67S
2124 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB240E67S
2138 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the S
(36 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATB241E67S
2148 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 178).
- 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.