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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 02 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
night
AM
PM
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AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
450
300
500
350
250
50
0
50
50
0
50
50
50
50
50
50
km/h
35
S
5
SW
10
NNE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
S
10
ESE
15
NE
15
N
15
NE
10
ENE
0
W
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-24
-26
-25
-23
-20
-12
-16
-17
-17
-22
-23
-24
-26
-27
-28
-33
-34
-29
min °C
-26
-24
-26
-26
-25
-23
-17
-17
-17
-20
-26
-26
-25
-27
-28
-30
-35
-35
-32
 chill °C
-42
-24
-33
-36
-35
-32
-26
-24
-26
-29
-36
-33
-25
-38
-39
-40
-46
-45
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-33-33-31-30-29-30-31-32-33-33-33-31-31-32-32-31-30-25-25-27-27-25-23-23-23-24-25-26-27-27-26-27-27-27-27-26-23-23-24-24-22-19-17-18-19-21-21-21-23-23-24-25-27-27-26-24-24-26-26-24-22-15-17-17-19-24-25-25-27-28-29-34-35-31
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
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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 -12°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Mon morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 500 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
-32° C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
hy2c232E68S
1895 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 52).
- km
hy2c236E68S
1917 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNE
(52 kph at 32).
- km
hy2c233E68S
1921 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 48).
- km
hy2b238E68S
1921 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 30).
- km
hy2c237E68S
1933 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 35).
- km
hy2c235E68S
1934 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 38).
- km
hy2b239E68S
1941 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 22).
- km
hy2b233E68S
1941 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 40).
- 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.