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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, gales from the NNE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -27°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
0
300
300
0
0
0
0
50
50
50
500
450
3800
0
km/h
20
WNW
15
NNW
30
NE
55
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
55
NNE
50
NE
60
NE
45
NNE
30
NE
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
SE
15
SW
35
WNW
55
NW
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Snowflake cm
5
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-25
-23
-21
-22
-22
-23
-22
-22
-23
-26
-26
-25
-25
-24
-24
-25
-26
-25
min °C
-34
-27
-24
-23
-22
-23
-24
-22
-23
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
 chill °C
-48
-38
-37
-39
-36
-37
-40
-39
-40
-43
-43
-40
-34
-33
-32
-36
-40
-44
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-31-29-29-29-31-31-30-30-32-33-32-32-31-31-31-33-34-33-32-26-24-22-22-23-24-22-23-25-26-26-26-25-25-25-26-27-26-31-27-24-18-16-16-18-15-16-18-20-21-20-19-19-19-21-20-23-35-31-26-18-12-10-12-12-13-14-19-20-24-24-22-19-21-24-29
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 -21°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, gales from the NNE by Mon morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -27°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATC168E63S
2365 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
2385 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
2398 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC166E63S
2402 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC165E63S
2414 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB165E63S
2417 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB164E63S
2423 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC164E63S
2426 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 286).
- 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.