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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the E by Tue morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
50
300
100
50
50
50
100
50
50
50
km/h
15
S
25
WSW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
WNW
15
SE
35
SE
40
SE
55
SE
70
SSE
50
SSE
10
E
20
ENE
20
NE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-25
-26
-27
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
-25
-24
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-22
min °C
-26
-27
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-27
-25
-24
-23
-23
-22
-24
-23
-23
-22
 chill °C
-36
-44
-46
-44
-42
-41
-39
-34
-36
-38
-39
-42
-40
-42
-32
-34
-32
Freezing level m
0
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
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 afternoon, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the E by Tue morning).

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
-20° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
hy2c246E68S
2048 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c245E68S
2068 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c247E68S
2070 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c244E68S
2075 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c244E67S
2089 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c246E67S
2109 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c243E67S
2110 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c249E68S
2120 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c245E67S
2128 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 222).
- 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.