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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 03 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
200
150
0
50
0
0
300
550
50
50
50
50
km/h
35
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
40
E
40
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
ESE
20
SSW
40
WSW
55
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
WSW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-23
-21
-20
-23
-23
-25
-26
-25
-24
-24
-23
-21
-23
-22
-21
min °C
-27
-25
-22
-23
-23
-24
-25
-26
-26
-25
-24
-23
-22
-24
-24
-22
 chill °C
-42
-38
-33
-40
-38
-36
-37
-37
-38
-40
-42
-37
-33
-36
-36
-36
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 -20°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sun 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
-32° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC235E69S
1839 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATB236E69S
1843 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC234E69S
1845 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC234E68S
1850 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATB237E69S
1856 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC235E68S
1857 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB238E69S
1859 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC239E69S
1865 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATC236E68S
1868 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 339).
- 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.