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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 01 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4650
300
400
0
50
50
250
1300
0
50
50
50
0
50
0
km/h
25
SE
45
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
5
N
10
N
5
NE
15
E
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
10
S
30
W
35
NW
40
NW
50
N
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Snowflake cm
2
2
 mm
max °C
-26
-25
-24
-22
-22
-24
-25
-22
-20
-15
-15
-16
-18
-19
-19
-19
-21
-22
-22
min °C
-26
-26
-24
-24
-23
-25
-25
-23
-21
-18
-16
-17
-19
-19
-19
-20
-21
-23
-26
 chill °C
-38
-43
-37
-38
-32
-31
-32
-32
-33
-29
-24
-28
-31
-31
-27
-32
-34
-38
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-33-33-32-33-34-32-30-28-28-29-30-31-30-28-28-29-30-29-28-27-26-26-27-28-26-24-22-21-22-23-24-24-24-24-24-24-26-26-24-23-23-25-25-23-21-17-16-17-19-19-19-20-21-23-24-33-30-27-25-25-27-31-32-24-16-13-14-20-25-26-27-26-25-24
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 -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

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
-32° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
hy2b232E68S
1931 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 200).
- km
hy2b238E68S
1933 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 45).
- km
hy2b233E67S
1954 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 202).
- km
hy2b240E68S
1958 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 40).
- km
hy2b239E68S
1959 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 42).
- km
hy2b237E68S
1962 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 48).
- km
hy2b232E67S
1982 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 205).
- km
hy2b241E68S
1985 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 35).
- km
hy2b236E67S
1990 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NE
(38 kph at 52).
- 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.