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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 01 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4650
300
400
0
50
50
250
1300
0
50
50
50
0
50
0
km/h
0
NW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
20
N
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
30
ESE
25
SSE
15
S
45
W
60
WNW
60
NW
65
N
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Snowflake cm
2
2
 mm
max °C
-29
-27
-27
-25
-25
-26
-27
-25
-23
-21
-21
-22
-22
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
-23
min °C
-29
-28
-27
-26
-26
-27
-28
-26
-24
-22
-21
-22
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
 chill °C
-29
-38
-37
-36
-39
-37
-39
-38
-36
-34
-32
-32
-38
-37
-34
-41
-42
-44
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-33-33-32-33-34-32-30-28-28-29-30-31-30-28-28-29-30-29-28-27-26-26-27-28-26-24-22-21-22-23-24-24-24-24-24-24-26-26-24-23-23-25-25-23-21-17-16-17-19-19-19-20-21-23-24-33-30-27-25-25-27-31-32-24-16-13-14-20-25-26-27-26-25-24
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, 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
-33° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATC189E64S
2152 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB193E64S
2156 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC187E64S
2157 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the SSE
(64 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATB191E64S
2158 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC195E64S
2158 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB192E64S
2159 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC194E64S
2160 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the WSW
(69 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC191E64S
2164 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 232).
- 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.