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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
300
50
100
50
50
4150
950
km/h
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
10
W
10
W
0
SE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
50
SE
70
ESE
50
ESE
35
ENE
25
SE
30
SE
20
E
25
E
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-25
-25
-25
-27
-28
-28
-27
-27
-28
-26
-24
-20
-18
-18
-17
-19
-19
-20
min °C
-25
-25
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-27
-25
-22
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-20
 chill °C
-34
-37
-35
-39
-37
-28
-39
-41
-42
-42
-42
-40
-34
-31
-29
-31
-30
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-34-33-31-30-30-32-33-34-33-30-29-30-31-31-31-32-26-27-30-29-26-26-26-28-29-29-28-25-23-24-24-24-25-25-25-25-26-28-28-28-28-28-29-27-25-21-19-18-18-19-19-20-36-35-36-38-39-38-37-36-36-33-30-21-16-15-15-15-17-18
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 -25°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue 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
-27° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-67° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
37 minutes ago
-26° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC183E64S
2166 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC184E64S
2167 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATC184E63S
2185 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATC185E63S
2222 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB186E63S
2236 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB185E63S
2240 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATC186E63S
2242 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 321).
- 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.