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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon afternoon, min -30°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, near gales from the E by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
350
1500
0
4450
4350
0
250
150
km/h
15
ESE
35
ESE
45
SE
35
SE
20
ESE
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
50
ENE
45
E
40
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ENE
30
E
25
ESE
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-30
-29
-27
-25
-24
-24
-27
-26
-26
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-28
-27
min °C
-30
-29
-28
-26
-24
-26
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-28
-28
 chill °C
-41
-45
-46
-41
-35
-41
-43
-43
-45
-44
-42
-42
-39
-39
-36
-42
-42
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-32-31-30-32-34-33-33-33-33-33-33-32-33-33-33-34-30-29-28-26-24-25-27-27-27-27-26-26-26-26-26-27-28-28-28-26-25-25-23-23-24-23-23-21-20-21-22-22-21-21-22-22-34-32-25-23-21-21-22-22-21-21-21-21-22-21-21-22-20-23
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 -24°C on Mon afternoon, min -30°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, near gales from the E by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the NE by Fri 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
-30° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
1.0 km
High: broken
ASCATB135E64S
2606 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB134E64S
2615 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB133E64S
2619 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB132E64S
2635 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB131E64S
2663 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB130E64S
2676 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB129E64S
2681 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB135E63S
2687 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 288).
- 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.