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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Sun morning, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
350
1500
0
4450
4350
0
250
150
km/h
25
ESE
40
SE
70
SE
70
SE
50
SE
35
E
40
ENE
40
E
45
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SSE
25
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
5
NNE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-28
-25
-24
-24
-22
-21
-24
-23
-22
-21
-20
-20
-22
-22
-20
-20
-22
-21
min °C
-28
-26
-25
-25
-23
-24
-24
-23
-23
-21
-20
-21
-22
-22
-21
-22
-22
-22
 chill °C
-42
-42
-44
-44
-40
-39
-39
-38
-38
-36
-34
-36
-37
-38
-33
-36
-35
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-32-31-30-32-34-33-33-33-33-33-33-32-33-33-33-34-30-29-28-26-24-25-27-27-27-27-26-26-26-26-26-27-28-28-28-26-25-25-23-23-24-23-23-21-20-21-22-22-21-21-22-22-34-32-25-23-21-21-22-22-21-21-21-21-22-21-21-22-20-23
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Sun morning, gales from the SE by Sun night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE 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
-31° C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
1.0 km
High: broken
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC137E64S
2552 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC135E64S
2591 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC136E64S
2592 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB135E64S
2606 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB134E64S
2615 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC134E64S
2618 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB133E64S
2619 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 286).
- 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.