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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
250
100
100
50
50
50
100
100
150
150
200
1500
800
km/h
40
NE
45
NE
20
NNE
25
ENE
35
E
40
ENE
30
NNE
20
NE
15
SE
20
SW
25
WNW
5
NNW
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
5
2
3
 mm
max °C
-8
-10
-18
-11
-10
-11
-27
-26
-28
-31
-30
-32
-30
-28
-26
-25
-22
min °C
-8
-19
-20
-14
-13
-17
-28
-28
-29
-31
-32
-32
-32
-29
-27
-25
-25
 chill °C
-18
-32
-31
-24
-24
-29
-43
-39
-40
-44
-45
-40
-39
-40
-38
-36
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-28-28-27-31-35-36-37-35-28-25-23-22-22-22-23-21-23-22-21-21-24-30-32-33-31-23-20-19-18-17-17-18-15-18-18-16-16-19-27-28-29-27-23-22-20-17-15-14-15-8-15-19-13-12-14-28-27-29-31-31-32-31-29-27-25-24
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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-19°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (41 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
4.3 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-32°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-31°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB226E65S
2197 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the ENE
(47 kph at 64).
- km
ASCATB247E67S
2221 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 126).
- km
ASCATB248E67S
2234 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the ESE
(16 kph at 114).
- km
ASCATB249E67S
2249 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SE
(32 kph at 140).
- km
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
-
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: few

* 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.