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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -21°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
0
300
0
50
550
450
0
km/h
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
25
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
35
NNE
25
NE
25
NNW
20
NNE
45
E
55
E
35
N
45
NNW
20
NE
30
E
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
8
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-22
-21
-20
-18
-18
-19
-17
-18
-17
-14
-12
-11
-11
-13
-11
-11
min °C
-23
-22
-21
-20
-20
-18
-19
-18
-18
-18
-16
-12
-11
-14
-13
-12
-20
 chill °C
-36
-35
-33
-31
-31
-32
-34
-30
-29
-29
-26
-24
-24
-28
-26
-20
-34
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
7:30
7:13
7:00
6:46
6:31
Sunset
2:11
2:26
2:41
2:55
3:08
3:22

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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 Fri night, min -23°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -21°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

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
-34°C
clear
Clear
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
hy2c187E65S
2044 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(32 kph at 342).
- km
hy2c185E65S
2045 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 315).
- km
hy2c186E65S
2045 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c188E65S
2047 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 10).
- km
hy2c189E65S
2049 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 15).
- km
hy2c184E65S
2049 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 330).
- km
hy2c183E65S
2053 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 335).
- km
hy2c182E65S
2058 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 330).
- 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.