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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
300
50
0
400
350
1150
1350
300
50
50
50
50
km/h
35
SSE
25
ESE
15
E
5
WSW
15
NNW
25
E
25
SE
35
SSE
40
S
20
SW
20
WNW
30
NNW
10
NE
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
10
SE
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-18
-20
-20
-21
-23
-23
-23
-21
-19
-20
-22
-25
-30
-27
-23
-23
-23
-25
min °C
-18
-22
-23
-22
-23
-26
-23
-21
-20
-21
-24
-29
-30
-28
-26
-23
-24
-26
 chill °C
-31
-34
-32
-30
-32
-39
-35
-35
-34
-30
-39
-40
-40
-40
-38
-32
-32
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-33-33-33-35-34-34-33-33-35-37-37-35-33-34-33-30-24-25-28-28-28-28-28-27-27-27-29-31-32-30-27-28-27-25-20-20-22-22-23-24-23-22-22-23-24-27-28-28-26-25-24-24-18-21-22-22-23-25-23-21-20-21-23-27-30-28-25-23-24-26
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 50).
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (74 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-31° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC132E64S
2636 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the ENE
(47 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATC133E64S
2639 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ENE
(46 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATB130E64S
2652 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 93).
- 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.