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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon afternoon, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, gales from the E by Tue morning).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
50
200
50
100
50
50
4950
3700
km/h
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
ENE
20
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
20
E
55
E
65
E
60
E
45
E
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-27
-28
-28
-26
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-26
-23
-22
-21
-23
-26
-27
-26
min °C
-27
-30
-28
-27
-26
-25
-27
-28
-28
-26
-25
-22
-22
-25
-26
-27
-26
 chill °C
-39
-46
-43
-41
-38
-37
-39
-39
-28
-38
-40
-37
-36
-44
-45
-46
-44
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 Fri night, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh 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 -21°C on Mon afternoon, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, gales 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
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 280).
1.6 km
938 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: clear
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-67° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB245E70S
1876 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATB246E70S
1887 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB245E69S
1987 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB246E69S
2003 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB247E69S
2009 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 306).
- 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.