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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 09 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
250
0
0
50
50
550
250
350
300
50
50
km/h
35
SE
30
ESE
30
SSE
30
SE
45
SSE
65
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
15
SSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
15
SW
10
NW
20
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-23
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-24
-26
-27
-27
-28
-26
-23
-22
-21
min °C
-23
-23
-22
-22
-23
-25
-24
-23
-24
-25
-27
-28
-27
-28
-28
-24
-22
-21
 chill °C
-37
-36
-34
-36
-39
-44
-36
-34
-33
-34
-39
-41
-38
-36
-40
-38
-34
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-28-28-29-30-30-30-29-30-32-33-32-32-31-28-26-26-23-23-22-22-23-24-24-23-24-25-27-28-27-28-27-24-22-21-22-21-21-20-20-21-22-21-21-23-24-26-26-26-26-25-25-23-30-29-27-25-23-22-21-20-22-26-26-31-37-36-37-37-36-32
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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.
1 hour ago
-27° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: few
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
6.0 km
ASCATB124E64S
2841 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATB124E63S
2852 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 68).
- km
ASCATB123E63S
2857 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ENE
(38 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATB122E63S
2941 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 69).
- km
ASCATB124E62S
2961 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATB123E62S
2982 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 75).
- km
ASCATB122E62S
2987 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 75).
- km
ASCATB119E62S
3059 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 95).
- 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.