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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu morning, min -42°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
150
150
150
150
600
150
100
0
50
50
200
100
150
150
100
50
100
km/h
45
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
60
W
55
WNW
75
WNW
65
WNW
35
W
35
SW
45
SW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-19
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-20
-23
-28
-33
-35
-39
-41
-41
-41
-40
-40
-39
min °C
-19
-19
-18
-18
-17
-19
-21
-26
-32
-34
-37
-40
-41
-41
-42
-40
-40
-40
 chill °C
-33
-33
-31
-31
-30
-35
-38
-46
-50
-52
-57
-62
-56
-55
-56
-53
-52
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-23-22-22-22-23-26-30-35-38-40-43-44-45-45-44-44-43-19-19-18-18-17-18-21-25-30-34-36-40-41-41-42-40-40-40-21-20-18-17-16-19-22-25-31-34-35-34-35-37-37-37-37-37-32-32-32-32-31-33-35-36-41-44-39-42-45-45-45-46-48-47
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
10:15
9:33
9:04
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
11:44
12:26
12:53

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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 -17°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu morning, min -42°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW 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
-23°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
ASCATB135E63S
2692 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATB136E63S
2695 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the E
(8 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB134E63S
2702 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSE
(27 kph at 165).
- km
ASCATB137E63S
2716 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 99).
- km
ASCATC135E63S
2717 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATC134E63S
2718 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 157).
- km
ASCATB133E63S
2725 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 167).
- km
ASCATC133E63S
2730 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 149).
- 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.