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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
night
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
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
65
ENE
45
ENE
40
E
25
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
55
NW
60
NW
55
NW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
15
N
20
ESE
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-29
-29
-29
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-27
-25
-24
-24
-23
-22
-22
-22
min°C
-30
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-27
-25
-24
-24
-23
-22
-23
chill°C 
-52
-47
-46
-44
-40
-35
-37
-43
-43
-44
-46
-47
-46
-43
-39
-38
-36
-31
-34
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)
200
250
400
300
50
50
50
50
50
50
200
1450
450
50
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-29-29-29-29-29-29-29-29-28-28-28-26-25-24-24-23-22-23-24-24-23-23-23-23-24-24-24-23-23-23-22-21-20-19-18-17-17-20-19-19-19-19-20-20-21-21-22-22-21-20-19-18-17-16-15-15-23-27-28-30-32-33-35-35-34-31-29-26-23-21-20-18-17-16-14
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
10:15
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
11:44

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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 -28°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 3400 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 210).
1.6 km
High: few
Cape Ross
915 km W
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1106 km WNW
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
1223 km WNW
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
-
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 230).
ASCATB178E63S
2247 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the ENE
(47 kph at 78).
- km
hy2b245E66S
2263 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATB273E70S
2264 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 327).
- km
hy2b246E66S
2265 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATB272E70S
2266 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 330).
- 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.