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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 14 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, gales from the E by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
50
ESE
40
E
20
E
15
S
25
S
15
SE
40
SE
50
SE
50
SSE
25
WNW
20
NW
15
N
30
E
60
E
40
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
50
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
4
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-24
-26
-27
-29
-27
-25
-24
-24
-26
-28
-31
-29
-25
-22
-18
-18
-18
-18
min °C
-25
-26
-29
-29
-28
-26
-24
-24
-28
-30
-31
-31
-27
-23
-20
-18
-19
-20
 chill °C
-42
-42
-38
-40
-42
-37
-40
-41
-42
-43
-44
-43
-42
-40
-35
-30
-31
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
50
50
0
3500
1150
250
0
1550
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-34-34-34-33-33-32-32-35-38-38-35-30-28-30-32-32-32-27-28-29-29-29-27-26-26-30-33-34-31-26-23-24-25-25-25-25-26-28-29-28-26-24-24-27-29-31-30-26-23-19-18-19-19-30-31-36-38-37-34-28-25-26-28-34-36-31-26-18-12-13-14
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Thu night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, gales from the E by Sat 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
-29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
ASCATB290E68S
2709 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
77
Severe gales from the WSW
(77 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB291E68S
2726 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB292E68S
2732 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the W
(71 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB290E67S
2880 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB291E67S
2885 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB290E66S
2992 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB291E66S
3009 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB292E66S
3025 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC292E66S
3030 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 235).
- 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.