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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
100
4450
350
4800
0
0
1650
400
50
km/h
10
NNE
5
SSE
20
SSE
35
S
25
SSW
30
W
40
NW
25
N
45
NE
35
NNE
35
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
30
WNW
15
NNW
10
SW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
5
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-18
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-20
-22
-25
-25
-21
-21
-22
-24
-29
-30
-29
min °C
-18
-18
-18
-19
-20
-20
-21
-24
-26
-26
-24
-21
-23
-28
-30
-31
-30
 chill °C
-25
-18
-28
-32
-33
-33
-36
-39
-43
-42
-38
-33
-32
-43
-30
-44
-43
Freezing level m
0
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
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 -17°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NE by Fri morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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
-17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 70).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
ASCATB201E65S
2051 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB203E65S
2052 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB200E65S
2053 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB202E65S
2056 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB204E65S
2060 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB232E66S
2147 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNE
(59 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATB233E66S
2149 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNE
(58 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB199E64S
2159 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB201E64S
2161 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 273).
- 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.