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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, gales from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
1100
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
km/h
40
NW
30
N
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
20
S
20
SSE
40
SE
15
NE
55
NNE
50
NNE
60
NE
60
NNE
30
NNE
20
ENE
40
ESE
60
NE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
3
2
3
2
 mm
max °C
-25
-28
-28
-31
-30
-28
-28
-26
-15
-12
-13
-8
-9
-8
-11
-17
-11
-9
min °C
-27
-28
-29
-33
-32
-29
-28
-27
-23
-13
-15
-9
-9
-11
-21
-23
-12
-28
 chill °C
-43
-43
-38
-42
-41
-40
-40
-39
-37
-21
-29
-19
-21
-23
-32
-34
-23
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
12:00
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, gales from the NNE by Thu 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
-28°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
0.0 km
High: broken
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-31°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC148E64S
2485 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC147E64S
2487 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC149E63S
2490 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the S
(60 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATB143E64S
2494 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 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.