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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4550
300
250
3800
4150
1000
50
50
km/h
40
SE
40
SE
25
ESE
35
ENE
55
ENE
60
ENE
35
E
35
E
30
ESE
40
ESE
50
SSE
30
SE
20
ESE
30
NE
45
ENE
45
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-24
-24
-24
-27
-26
-27
-27
-27
-26
-25
-24
-24
-26
-29
-31
min °C
-27
-25
-24
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-26
-25
-24
-25
-27
-30
-31
 chill °C
-45
-40
-37
-45
-46
-46
-44
-44
-43
-41
-42
-38
-36
-43
-48
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds 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
-31° C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
8.0 km
Low: few
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
2.4 km
High: few
hy2b248E68S
2036 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SE
(45 kph at 140).
- km
hy2b250E68S
2052 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SE
(45 kph at 145).
- km
hy2b251E69S
2057 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 145).
- km
hy2b249E68S
2059 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SE
(45 kph at 140).
- km
hy2c182E65S
2075 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 330).
- km
hy2c181E65S
2081 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 332).
- km
hy2c180E65S
2087 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c181E64S
2096 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 322).
- 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.