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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, severe gales from the SE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Thu night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
0
450
1400
7450
km/h
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
35
SSE
55
SE
75
SE
60
SSE
20
E
30
ENE
30
E
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
45
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-37
-36
-34
-31
-23
-23
-21
-20
-21
-18
-19
-21
-22
-23
-24
-25
-24
min °C
-38
-38
-35
-33
-28
-24
-23
-23
-23
-19
-21
-21
-22
-23
-25
-25
-26
 chill °C
-51
-50
-50
-50
-47
-43
-41
-36
-36
-31
-34
-33
-35
-38
-42
-41
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-34-34-33-33-32-31-31-33-33-33-32-32-34-34-34-34-29-30-29-28-28-27-25-25-27-27-26-26-26-27-28-28-28-28-28-28-26-25-26-25-22-23-22-21-20-21-23-24-24-23-38-37-35-32-26-24-22-22-22-19-20-21-22-23-25-25-25
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, severe gales from the SE by Mon morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Thu 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
clear
Clear
33
Fresh winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 130 degs)
(33 kph at 100).
10.0 km
hy2c242E70S
1782 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c241E70S
1790 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c239E69S
1808 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c240E70S
1818 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c241E69S
1837 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c240E69S
1925 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC240E69S
1926 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC241E69S
1929 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c236E68S
1929 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 278).
- 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.