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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -37°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
100
1000
400
0
0
0
0
50
50
50
1300
km/h
30
ESE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
25
SE
40
SE
15
NNE
40
NNE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
5
 mm
max °C
-20
-19
-18
-18
-24
-25
-26
-30
-29
-29
-36
-36
-26
-20
-15
-9
min °C
-24
-21
-20
-23
-24
-26
-29
-30
-30
-35
-37
-37
-34
-22
-17
-13
 chill °C
-37
-38
-35
-31
-31
-37
-40
-40
-37
-45
-45
-47
-48
-36
-25
-22
Freezing level m
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

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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 -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -37°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNE by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-28° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.7 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 300).
9.0 km
938 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-24° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-28° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered
hy2b253E68S
2164 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB186E64S
2171 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 149).
- km
hy2b256E68S
2194 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 325).
- km
hy2b249E67S
2194 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 340).
- km
hy2b252E68S
2194 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 332).
- 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.