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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1000
0
0
150
0
100
50
100
50
50
50
0
600
350
km/h
55
E
60
ENE
45
NE
20
ENE
5
SSW
20
SSW
25
W
35
NW
45
NW
20
W
10
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
10
NE
5
N
5
E
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-13
-20
-19
-18
-19
-19
-20
-22
-23
-24
-25
-24
-24
-26
-26
-25
min °C
-19
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-21
-22
-23
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
 chill °C
-36
-36
-35
-30
-24
-30
-33
-36
-39
-34
-34
-37
-35
-34
-26
-26
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 1500 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
-33° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ASCATB256E68S
2141 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
2150 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB257E68S
2180 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC259E68S
2270 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATB259E68S
2271 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB257E67S
2272 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB261E68S
2284 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNE
(52 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC260E68S
2286 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB258E67S
2288 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 326).
- 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.