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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Thu night, min -43°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1200
250
50
100
100
150
150
100
50
7850
5000
3750
300
350
0
km/h
5
NE
5
E
5
SW
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
15
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-37
-39
-41
-43
-42
-39
-38
-37
-36
-34
-32
-28
-26
-23
-20
-21
-19
-19
min °C
-38
-40
-42
-43
-42
-41
-38
-38
-38
-35
-34
-31
-27
-25
-22
-21
-19
-19
 chill °C
-46
-40
-42
-53
-55
-54
-52
-52
-52
-50
-50
-47
-43
-40
-33
-25
-27
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-34-33-32-32-30-30-30-30-30-29-29-29-29-30-29-30-30-27-29-29-28-28-27-26-26-25-24-24-23-23-22-23-23-23-24-29-29-30-31-31-29-28-27-27-26-25-23-22-21-19-18-18-19-38-40-42-43-42-40-38-38-37-35-33-30-27-24-21-21-19-19
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Thu night, min -43°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

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
-31° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB184E65S
2026 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
2038 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
2051 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
2076 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB178E65S
2079 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNE
(47 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATB185E64S
2080 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
2080 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
2081 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 12).
- 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.