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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
200
100
150
50
50
150
0
550
0
0
0
0
km/h
50
N
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
50
NE
55
NE
50
ENE
35
NE
40
NW
15
NW
5
SE
15
S
25
SW
30
W
20
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
4
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-23
-24
-22
-22
-22
-22
-27
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-26
-28
-27
-27
min °C
-23
-23
-24
-24
-22
-22
-25
-28
-27
-26
-26
-26
-27
-26
-26
-29
-29
-28
-28
 chill °C
-39
-38
-39
-38
-38
-39
-41
-44
-44
-39
-31
-36
-40
-41
-39
-46
-44
-43
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-30-31-30-30-30-31-33-33-32-32-32-33-33-32-33-34-33-33-22-23-24-23-22-22-24-28-26-26-26-26-27-26-26-28-29-28-28-18-16-17-17-16-16-20-23-21-20-19-20-22-22-23-26-28-27-26-16-11-11-13-13-12-18-24-24-25-23-21-22-25-28-32-34-34-30
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-25° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC173E63S
2322 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 167).
- km
ASCATB255E66S
2350 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
2360 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 167).
- km
ASCATC172E63S
2360 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSE
(40 kph at 161).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
2363 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the S
(47 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATB256E66S
2365 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB257E66S
2373 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
2373 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
2374 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 172).
- 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.