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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -32°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
300
0
50
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
400
km/h
30
NNE
65
N
45
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
N
30
NNE
10
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
W
25
NW
25
NNW
35
N
15
SSE
25
SSW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-16
-15
-15
-16
-17
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-23
-25
-27
-29
-29
-30
min °C
-16
-18
-16
-16
-22
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-24
-26
-28
-29
-29
-31
 chill °C
-28
-34
-30
-29
-37
-36
-33
-28
-33
-33
-32
-35
-43
-38
-40
-43
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-30-31-32-32-32-32-32-33-33-33-34-36-37-38-38-24-23-23-23-26-26-26-26-27-27-26-27-28-31-32-33-33-16-17-16-16-20-21-20-20-21-21-21-24-26-28-29-29-31-10-12-12-12-18-21-23-22-22-22-24-28-30-30-30-31-35
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -32°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri 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
-17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC247E66S
2332 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB247E66S
2336 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC249E66S
2350 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB240E65S
2354 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB248E66S
2356 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB241E65S
2364 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC242E65S
2380 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB242E65S
2383 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 295).
- 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.