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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NW by Tue night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
1250
0
0
50
1250
0
50
0
50
0
0
200
100
600
km/h
25
WNW
35
NW
55
NNW
25
NNE
15
W
20
NW
25
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
W
35
NW
45
NW
50
NW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
2
4
 mm
max °C
-23
-23
-24
-28
-28
-25
-25
-26
-27
-31
-31
-28
-27
-28
-29
-31
-32
-30
min °C
-23
-24
-27
-31
-30
-27
-27
-27
-31
-31
-31
-30
-28
-28
-31
-31
-32
-32
 chill °C
-36
-40
-42
-41
-42
-40
-41
-37
-40
-41
-39
-41
-39
-36
-46
-48
-51
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-30-32-35-34-31-32-32-35-36-36-34-33-34-35-35-36-35-23-24-26-30-29-26-26-27-29-31-31-29-28-28-30-31-32-31-19-20-23-27-27-25-24-22-25-27-27-27-26-27-27-30-32-31-25-24-23-24-28-31-24-21-22-26-30-32-34-33-32-35-39-37
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NW by Tue 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
-21° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATB186E64S
2078 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 95).
- km
ASCATC187E64S
2093 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
2099 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
2106 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATC186E64S
2108 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 99).
- km
ASCATC188E64S
2109 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATC189E64S
2113 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the E
(34 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
2114 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the E
(34 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
2115 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 37).
- 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.