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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 02 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, strong winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, near gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
400
0
400
0
1450
0
50
50
0
100
100
50
km/h
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
NNE
25
NNE
35
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
40
ESE
45
ENE
25
E
5
E
10
SE
10
S
25
W
50
WNW
40
W
40
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
 mm
max °C
-27
-26
-25
-25
-26
-27
-24
-22
-20
-21
-23
-23
-25
-25
-26
-28
-26
-26
min °C
-27
-27
-26
-25
-27
-28
-26
-23
-21
-21
-23
-25
-25
-25
-26
-29
-27
-26
 chill °C
-37
-38
-36
-36
-42
-44
-40
-35
-35
-36
-36
-33
-33
-33
-34
-48
-43
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-32-32-33-34-31-29-28-29-30-31-32-31-31-33-32-31-27-27-26-25-27-28-25-23-21-21-23-24-25-25-26-29-27-26-25-24-23-23-24-24-22-18-16-17-20-20-21-21-23-25-27-27-30-28-24-23-25-26-23-20-13-16-18-19-22-24-26-28-33-35
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 -20°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, strong winds from the ESE by Tue night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, near gales from the WNW by Fri 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
-31° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.8 km
Mid: broken
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
ASCATC165E63S
2398 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
2428 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the WNW
(16 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
2432 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
2450 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC162E62S
2455 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC161E62S
2488 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATC159E62S
2502 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
2504 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 268).
- 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.