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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed morning, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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night
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snow showers
part cloud
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
300
100
50
50
50
50
300
0
0
300
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50
km/h
60
ENE
40
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
SW
30
W
50
WNW
60
NW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
ENE
15
NNE
5
NE
20
S
25
S
40
SSE
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-24
-25
-26
-27
-27
-28
-27
-24
-25
-25
-25
-28
-29
-30
-30
-30
-29
min °C
-23
-25
-26
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-26
-25
-25
-27
-28
-30
-31
-30
-31
-30
 chill °C
-40
-39
-34
-36
-36
-46
-46
-47
-38
-36
-35
-37
-39
-36
-40
-44
-49
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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 -23°C on Wed morning, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSE by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-28° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: few
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC229E68S
1893 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNE
(50 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC229E67S
1905 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATC227E67S
1921 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the S
(47 kph at 179).
- km
ASCATC230E67S
1924 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATC228E67S
1926 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATC231E67S
1928 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NNE
(61 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB229E67S
1930 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB227E67S
1932 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 173).
- 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.