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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -42°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -37°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
350
150
150
200
50
50
1600
1250
1500
50
1500
0
50
50
150
km/h
35
SSW
45
S
40
S
30
SSW
35
S
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSE
25
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNW
35
NW
30
N
25
NNE
30
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-39
-42
-40
-39
-38
-35
-30
-26
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-27
-27
-35
-35
-35
min °C
-40
-42
-41
-40
-39
-38
-32
-28
-26
-24
-25
-27
-27
-27
-33
-35
-36
-37
 chill °C
-60
-64
-63
-59
-58
-53
-45
-36
-39
-32
-32
-42
-42
-41
-51
-53
-54
-56
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-44-44-44-42-39-34-31-30-30-30-32-32-32-35-38-39-39-40-42-41-40-39-37-31-27-25-24-25-27-27-27-30-35-36-36-39-37-34-35-33-33-31-28-25-22-24-25-26-25-27-31-32-32-38-34-34-41-41-41-38-34-28-22-24-30-33-28-28-35-39-39
Sunrise
9:33
9:04
8:41
8:22
8:03
7:46
Sunset
12:26
12:53
1:17
1:36
1:53
2:11

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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 -24°C on Sun night, min -42°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -37°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-30°C
clear
Clear
31
Fresh winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 130 degs)
(31 kph at 90).
10.0 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC228E66S
2008 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB227E66S
2011 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB228E66S
2014 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC229E67S
2015 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATC229E66S
2017 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC230E67S
2018 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATC227E66S
2022 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB229E66S
2025 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 316).
- 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.