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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -41°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, near gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -39°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
150
50
100
150
50
50
0
550
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
km/h
35
S
35
SW
30
SW
20
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
35
SE
55
SE
40
SE
10
ESE
30
NW
10
NW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-36
-33
-33
-40
-40
-41
-39
-34
-24
-20
-20
-23
-32
-34
-31
-33
-35
-39
min °C
-40
-34
-36
-41
-41
-41
-41
-37
-32
-22
-22
-30
-33
-35
-34
-33
-39
-39
 chill °C
-60
-52
-52
-58
-58
-56
-57
-55
-52
-37
-30
-44
-33
-46
-45
-46
-52
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-44-44-44-43-40-35-31-30-28-28-31-36-37-39-42-41-39-39-42-41-40-39-37-32-28-25-22-22-27-32-32-35-39-38-35-38-37-36-35-34-33-31-29-24-20-21-25-28-28-30-34-35-34-38-34-35-41-41-41-40-36-28-21-21-27-33-35-33-33-37-39
Sunrise
9:33
9:04
8:41
8:22
8:03
7:46
Sunset
12:26
12:53
1:17
1:36
1:53
2:11

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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 -24°C on Sun night, min -41°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, near gales from the SE by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -39°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Tue 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
-29°C
light snow
Light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
0.0 km
High: few
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
67
Gales from the ESE
(67 kph at 110).
0.8 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB133E64S
2685 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 126).
- km
ASCATB132E64S
2704 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATB129E64S
2708 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATB130E64S
2713 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 118).
- 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.