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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SE by Sat night).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
250
0
0
350
4950
1250
300
50
50
0
50
km/h
65
SE
75
SSE
80
SSE
40
SE
25
SSE
5
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNW
5
NNW
15
W
15
SSW
10
S
20
ESE
30
ESE
40
SE
55
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-19
-20
-19
-21
-20
-19
-20
-21
-22
-24
-25
-26
-25
-25
-24
-24
-23
-20
min °C
-19
-20
-21
-21
-20
-20
-21
-22
-24
-25
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-22
 chill °C
-36
-38
-37
-35
-31
-26
-30
-34
-35
-34
-33
-35
-35
-34
-34
-38
-39
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-29-28-29-29-30-29-30-30-31-32-29-28-29-31-31-29-22-22-23-23-23-23-24-24-25-25-26-27-26-24-24-26-26-24-19-20-20-21-20-20-21-22-23-25-26-26-25-25-25-24-24-21-24-22-20-19-18-21-22-23-30-31-31-36-37-36-31-28-26-23
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SE by Sat night).

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
-27° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.8 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB229E68S
1886 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 111).
- km
ASCATB228E67S
1903 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 121).
- km
ASCATB229E67S
1906 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 121).
- km
ASCATB227E67S
1908 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 132).
- km
ASCATB230E67S
1924 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 109).
- km
ASCATB229E66S
2013 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 107).
- km
ASCATB230E66S
2020 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATB228E66S
2021 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 115).
- 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.