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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
100
50
250
50
50
50
0
0
3050
0
0
km/h
55
ESE
35
E
25
NE
25
NNE
35
N
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
15
ESE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
10
W
15
N
15
NE
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Snowflake cm
6
4
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-13
-10
-10
-11
-13
-12
-12
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-20
-27
-28
-30
min °C
-26
-21
-11
-11
-12
-13
-13
-24
-22
-22
-24
-20
-19
-25
-28
-30
-31
 chill °C
-44
-37
-20
-19
-23
-24
-23
-35
-32
-30
-32
-32
-32
-34
-36
-42
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Tue morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
3 hours ago
-27° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 150).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
ASCATB236E66S
2191 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB237E66S
2205 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB235E65S
2284 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB236E65S
2298 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB246E66S
2315 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB237E65S
2316 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB238E65S
2331 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB239E65S
2339 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 283).
- 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.