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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
50
0
6900
4800
300
50
200
150
150
100
200
1900
km/h
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
25
ESE
40
SE
70
SE
70
SE
55
SE
40
E
50
ENE
45
ENE
30
E
20
SE
20
SE
35
SE
65
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-28
-28
-27
-25
-23
-24
-22
-20
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-23
-23
-23
min °C
-29
-28
-28
-28
-26
-24
-24
-23
-23
-22
-21
-20
-21
-21
-23
-23
-23
-25
 chill °C
-40
-39
-37
-42
-42
-43
-43
-40
-40
-38
-36
-33
-32
-32
-41
-41
-40
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-34-34-33-32-31-29-31-33-33-33-33-33-33-34-34-34-27-29-30-29-28-27-25-23-25-26-26-26-26-26-27-27-28-28-29-28-28-28-26-24-24-23-22-22-21-20-21-21-22-23-23-24-38-38-37-35-32-25-22-20-19-18-20-22-22-22-23-23-24-25
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 Mon night, min -29°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, gales from the SE by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, gales from the SSE by Thu 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
-28° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 50).
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
2.0 km
Mid: few
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-67° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
ASCATB154E64S
2392 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB153E64S
2398 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC151E64S
2399 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC154E64S
2400 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB151E64S
2402 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC152E64S
2405 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB152E64S
2405 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 255).
- 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.