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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 16 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the N by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Mon night, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
10
W
20
N
15
N
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
50
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NE
50
N
40
ENE
55
NNE
40
ENE
15
NE
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-34
-36
-30
-27
-23
-22
-23
-23
-23
-22
-23
-22
-21
-20
-19
-20
-20
-20
min °C
-33
-35
-36
-34
-29
-25
-23
-23
-24
-24
-22
-23
-23
-22
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
 chill °C
-47
-49
-49
-46
-40
-36
-40
-38
-38
-38
-38
-38
-40
-37
-29
-31
-30
-31
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
3150
250
0
50
0
200
500
350
250
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-40-40-37-33-30-30-30-31-31-30-30-30-29-28-27-27-27-28-31-35-36-32-28-24-23-23-24-24-22-23-23-22-20-20-20-20-21-29-32-33-31-28-24-19-17-16-17-16-17-16-15-14-13-13-14-15-28-30-32-36-32-27-20-13-11-11-13-13-14-12-13-14-13-14-15
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the N by Sat night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Mon night, light winds from the NNE by Tue 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
-29° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
ASCATB189E65S
2053 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB187E65S
2058 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNE
(58 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB188E65S
2058 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
2064 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNE
(60 kph at 33).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
2067 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NNE
(61 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
2068 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNE
(59 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
2069 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNE
(59 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
2078 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNE
(55 kph at 17).
- 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.