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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sun night, light winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
50
50
50
50
100
50
50
50
50
5000
3900
250
km/h
15
WSW
20
W
10
SW
15
SSW
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SE
20
ESE
40
ESE
45
E
20
NE
20
E
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-24
-25
-26
-28
-27
-25
-24
-24
-25
-27
-27
-25
-21
-22
-24
-24
min °C
-24
-25
-26
-27
-30
-28
-26
-25
-25
-26
-28
-28
-27
-24
-23
-24
-24
 chill °C
-33
-35
-37
-39
-47
-44
-41
-38
-37
-38
-38
-36
-39
-38
-34
-36
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-30-31-32-34-32-30-29-29-31-32-32-32-29-29-31-31-24-25-26-27-29-28-26-25-25-26-28-28-26-23-23-24-24-24-24-26-26-26-27-28-27-26-26-27-26-24-20-18-18-18-33-35-34-35-37-39-40-37-35-34-33-31-28-20-16-15-16
Sunrise
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 Wed afternoon, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sun night, light winds from the ENE by Tue 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
-31° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
ASCATB240E70S
1816 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATC242E70S
1818 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the E
(34 kph at 81).
- km
ASCATB241E70S
1821 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATC243E70S
1840 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATB242E70S
1843 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the ENE
(34 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATB243E70S
1854 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATC244E70S
1862 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 68).
- km
ASCATB244E70S
1868 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 67).
- 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.