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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 02 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Sat morning).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
night
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PM
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PM
night
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PM
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
450
300
500
350
250
50
0
50
50
0
50
50
50
50
50
50
km/h
15
ESE
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
E
30
NE
25
NE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
ENE
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
E
10
SE
15
WNW
30
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
50
WNW
40
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-25
-26
-26
-24
-23
-22
-22
-24
-24
-26
-26
-27
-26
-26
-27
-27
-26
-25
min °C
-26
-25
-27
-28
-25
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-26
-27
-27
-26
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
 chill °C
-38
-38
-42
-44
-39
-35
-34
-31
-34
-37
-39
-38
-37
-36
-43
-44
-44
-45
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
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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 -22°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Sat 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
-32° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.8 km
Low: few
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
ASCATB191E64S
2161 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 234).
- km
hy2b254E68S
2214 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 5).
- km
hy2b255E68S
2226 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the N
(47 kph at 2).
- km
hy2b256E68S
2229 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 0).
- km
hy2b254E67S
2249 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the N
(47 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB199E63S
2251 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC201E63S
2252 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 232).
- km
hy2b255E67S
2258 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 8).
- 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.