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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, gales from the NNE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -25°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
400
100
50
1650
150
50
50
1450
200
0
km/h
40
E
50
NNW
50
NW
25
ENE
45
NE
50
NNE
65
NNE
55
NNE
45
NE
65
NE
65
NNE
45
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
20
NNE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
5
1
3
4
2
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-15
-20
-22
-17
-15
-14
-15
-19
-17
-15
-24
-25
-21
-18
-16
-13
min °C
-19
-20
-24
-23
-15
-14
-19
-20
-19
-18
-25
-25
-25
-19
-17
-15
 chill °C
-33
-36
-38
-33
-28
-27
-36
-36
-34
-35
-43
-42
-38
-29
-28
-25
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, gales from the NNE by Thu night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -25°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Fri night, light winds from the ENE 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
-38°C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.9 km
Low: scattered
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
hy2b239E67S
2084 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the N
(25 kph at 0).
- km
hy2b238E67S
2094 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 5).
- km
hy2b241E67S
2111 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 348).
- km
hy2b240E67S
2113 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 2).
- km
hy2b239E66S
2133 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 10).
- km
hy2b236E66S
2144 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 18).
- km
hy2b238E66S
2150 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 18).
- km
hy2b233E66S
2151 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 18).
- 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.