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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 14 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, gales from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
km/h
40
E
25
ENE
5
N
15
WSW
20
SSW
10
WNW
10
ESE
25
SE
30
SSE
10
NW
30
NW
25
N
35
NNE
65
ENE
50
NE
55
NE
60
N
55
NE
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Snowflake cm
3
4
4
 mm
max °C
-27
-28
-29
-29
-29
-27
-26
-26
-26
-33
-33
-26
-22
-23
-25
-25
-24
-24
min °C
-27
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-27
-26
-31
-33
-34
-32
-24
-24
-26
-26
-24
-26
 chill °C
-44
-41
-39
-41
-41
-38
-36
-39
-43
-42
-51
-50
-39
-41
-43
-44
-42
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
50
50
0
200
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-34-34-34-33-34-32-31-34-38-38-34-29-30-32-33-32-33-27-28-29-29-29-28-27-26-29-33-34-29-23-24-26-26-24-25-25-26-28-28-27-27-25-24-26-29-32-29-23-21-20-23-21-19-31-32-36-38-38-34-29-25-25-27-35-32-25-21-14-21-21-13
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 Thu morning, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, gales from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

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
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
ASCATB187E65S
2052 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the N
(60 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATB188E65S
2054 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the N
(62 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
2058 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the N
(60 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
2060 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the N
(53 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
2060 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
2064 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATB190E64S
2064 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB188E64S
2067 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC188E64S
2069 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 350).
- 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.