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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 16 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SW
20
N
15
N
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NE
50
N
40
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
5
ESE
30
SE
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Snowflake cm
5
3
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-27
-28
-29
-35
-36
-30
-26
-23
-23
-23
-24
-21
-21
-23
-21
-20
-20
-19
min °C
-27
-28
-34
-35
-36
-35
-28
-24
-24
-23
-24
-24
-22
-24
-23
-20
-20
-20
 chill °C
-38
-39
-47
-50
-49
-44
-39
-37
-39
-38
-38
-40
-38
-36
-33
-30
-20
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
3250
500
0
50
50
100
0
0
0
50
50
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

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
light snow
Light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
ASCATB147E63S
2536 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
74
Gales from the E
(74 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATB150E63S
2537 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
80
Severe gales from the NE
(80 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATB148E63S
2539 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the ENE
(76 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATB149E63S
2544 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the ENE
(81 kph at 60).
- km
ASCATB146E63S
2546 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the E
(71 kph at 89).
- km
hy2c150E63S
2552 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the ENE
(73 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATB145E63S
2556 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the E
(71 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATB151E63S
2571 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the NE
(75 kph at 46).
- 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.