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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
50
350
50
50
50
0
400
50
50
100
100
1450
700
600
km/h
10
E
25
ESE
10
S
30
WSW
10
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
5
SW
5
ESE
20
SSE
20
SW
25
WNW
15
NW
0
NNW
5
SE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-21
-20
-20
-20
-29
-29
-29
-34
-34
-31
-32
-35
-36
-39
-39
-33
-30
-27
-26
min °C
-27
-20
-20
-25
-31
-32
-33
-35
-36
-32
-34
-35
-38
-39
-39
-38
-31
-28
-28
 chill °C
-34
-32
-27
-37
-37
-40
-43
-35
-42
-45
-48
-51
-51
-39
-39
-47
-44
-41
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-31-32-35-35-32-31-30-29-30-31-32-30-31-30-30-31-32-33-24-25-26-30-31-27-26-25-23-24-26-26-25-27-26-25-25-26-27-23-22-22-25-26-25-24-25-25-25-28-29-28-28-28-26-24-24-24-24-20-20-23-30-31-31-35-35-32-33-35-37-39-39-36-31-28-27
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 -20°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

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
-24° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
ASCATC273E72S
1965 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC275E73S
1971 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC272E72S
1972 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC270E72S
1976 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC274E73S
1977 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC271E72S
1980 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC274E72S
1994 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC275E72S
2005 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 231).
- 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.