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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat morning, gales from the N by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
1400
0
50
0
0
500
350
0
km/h
30
ESE
55
E
40
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
SE
10
SSW
5
W
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
5
3
2
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-26
-22
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-16
-20
-20
-16
-14
-14
-14
-17
-19
-21
min °C
-28
-24
-20
-16
-16
-19
-16
-16
-20
-21
-21
-19
-15
-14
-15
-18
-20
-22
 chill °C
-43
-41
-36
-29
-28
-35
-30
-28
-34
-36
-34
-28
-26
-23
-23
-23
-25
-30
Freezing level m
0
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
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat morning, gales from the N by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Thu 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
-27° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
76
Severe gales from the S
(76 kph at 170).
3.1 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB331E76S
2359 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC267E67S
2518 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSW
(62 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB260E66S
2520 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB267E67S
2528 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC268E67S
2537 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB268E67S
2537 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB261E66S
2541 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SSW
(64 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB269E67S
2544 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC269E67S
2552 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 213).
- 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.