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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
2900
50
100
100
100
km/h
50
N
30
NW
35
NW
20
NNE
20
NNW
20
WSW
25
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
ENE
25
WNW
35
NW
45
NNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-27
-24
-26
-27
-29
-29
-25
-22
-21
-21
-22
-26
-27
-25
-23
-22
-22
min °C
-28
-28
-26
-27
-28
-34
-32
-27
-24
-21
-22
-25
-27
-27
-27
-24
-22
-22
 chill °C
-46
-43
-42
-41
-39
-47
-47
-43
-38
-31
-22
-40
-43
-44
-44
-42
-37
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-30-33-33-36-36-31-29-27-28-30-33-32-31-29-27-27-27-28-25-27-28-32-31-26-23-21-22-24-27-27-26-24-22-22-26-26-24-24-24-26-27-26-24-21-20-22-26-27-25-24-23-22-24-27-27-22-21-24-33-37-32-27-23-26-33-34-39-40-37-31
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 -22°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WNW 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
-24° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB167E63S
2350 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
2352 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATB165E63S
2367 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the ESE
(14 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATB164E63S
2383 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the WNW
(16 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB163E63S
2387 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
2409 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 122).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
2414 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 159).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
2429 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 179).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
2433 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 303).
- 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.