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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 01 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
0
400
150
150
100
50
100
150
0
0
0
km/h
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
NW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ESE
40
ENE
55
E
30
SE
25
ESE
20
SSE
15
W
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Snowflake cm
5
 mm
max °C
-29
-29
-29
-28
-27
-26
-26
-27
-27
-24
-23
-21
-20
-23
-23
-27
-27
-28
min °C
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-27
-26
-28
-29
-25
-24
-22
-22
-24
-27
-28
-28
-30
 chill °C
-35
-36
-29
-39
-38
-36
-36
-40
-40
-38
-37
-36
-38
-41
-42
-42
-39
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-35-34-34-33-33-34-34-31-30-28-28-30-32-33-34-35-29-29-29-29-28-27-26-28-28-25-24-22-21-24-25-28-28-29-26-26-26-26-25-25-24-25-25-23-20-16-15-17-19-21-22-23-35-35-34-31-28-26-26-29-33-32-22-14-13-15-15-22-25-24
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 -26°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 2500 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
-30° C
light snow
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
795 km S
3012m alt.
53 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
ASCATB158E62S
2503 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB157E62S
2508 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB156E62S
2519 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB153E63S
2534 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB155E62S
2535 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB150E63S
2535 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB154E62S
2541 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB151E63S
2546 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 311).
- 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.