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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
150
150
50
0
0
0
0
550
1250
50
km/h
80
N
100
NNW
95
NNW
65
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
N
35
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
5
N
45
NNW
35
N
25
N
30
ENE
45
ENE
35
NE
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
1
3
5
 mm
max °C
-21
-22
-23
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-24
-19
-18
-19
-20
min °C
-21
-23
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-25
-23
-24
-23
-19
-19
-20
 chill °C
-40
-44
-45
-43
-41
-42
-41
-40
-38
-35
-33
-32
-39
-39
-38
-33
-33
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-29-29-29-31-31-30-30-30-31-31-30-31-28-25-25-27-21-23-24-24-24-25-25-25-25-24-24-24-23-24-21-19-19-20-17-20-24-23-22-21-20-19-19-19-19-19-18-19-17-15-15-15-17-21-29-27-25-21-18-16-17-17-17-18-16-15-16-13-12-13
Sunrise
8:03
7:46
7:30
7:13
7:00
6:46
Sunset
1:53
2:11
2:26
2:41
2:55
3:08

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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 -21°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
3 hours ago
-30°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 350 to 060 degs)
(15 kph at 10).
10.0 km
ASCATC131E64S
2689 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SE
(63 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATC129E64S
2691 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the ESE
(65 kph at 122).
- km
ASCATC127E64S
2696 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the ESE
(60 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATC130E64S
2698 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SE
(61 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATB128E64S
2703 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SE
(58 kph at 126).
- km
ASCATB127E64S
2713 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 119).
- km
ASCATB126E64S
2718 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATC128E64S
2719 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 127).
- km
ASCATB125E64S
2724 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 119).
- 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.