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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 23 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, gales from the ESE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Fri night, moderate winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
25
E
25
ESE
15
SE
20
ENE
35
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
25
E
70
ESE
65
ESE
85
SE
60
SE
65
SE
40
ESE
40
E
35
E
30
E
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-29
-28
-28
-28
-28
-25
-24
-25
-27
-28
-29
-33
-34
-33
-33
-32
-31
min °C
-29
-29
-28
-28
-29
-26
-25
-27
-28
-29
-32
-34
-36
-34
-33
-33
-32
 chill °C
-43
-42
-39
-41
-45
-40
-36
-45
-48
-53
-54
-56
-59
-54
-52
-51
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
0
4000
100
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-34-34-35-33-31-32-33-35-37-39-40-40-39-38-37-29-29-28-28-29-26-25-26-28-29-31-34-35-34-33-33-32-25-24-23-23-23-22-22-24-26-27-28-29-32-32-32-30-29-25-26-26-27-27-26-22-23-26-26-27-30-34-34-34-33-34
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 -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, gales from the ESE by Fri morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Fri night, moderate winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

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.
4 hours ago
-26° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
4 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
High: scattered
ASCATB231E67S
2035 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB232E67S
2036 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB233E67S
2053 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB234E67S
2059 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB240E67S
2128 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATC263E70S
2135 km E
15m alt.
6 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNE
(57 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB231E66S
2142 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB232E66S
2146 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 261).
- 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.