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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -34°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
300
50
100
50
50
4150
950
km/h
10
SSE
20
S
20
S
5
NW
5
NE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
40
SE
65
SE
55
ESE
35
E
20
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
20
E
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-36
-35
-35
-37
-39
-37
-36
-36
-35
-32
-28
-18
-15
-14
-14
-14
-16
-17
min °C
-36
-35
-37
-38
-39
-38
-37
-36
-36
-34
-31
-24
-17
-16
-16
-15
-17
-19
 chill °C
-47
-49
-49
-38
-39
-47
-50
-51
-51
-50
-49
-42
-32
-26
-25
-26
-27
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-34-33-31-30-30-32-33-34-33-30-29-30-31-31-31-32-26-27-30-29-26-26-26-28-29-29-28-25-23-24-24-24-25-25-25-25-26-28-28-28-28-28-29-27-25-21-19-18-18-19-19-20-36-35-36-38-39-38-37-36-36-33-30-21-16-15-15-15-17-18
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 -35°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -34°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue 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
-28° C
clear
Haze -.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 100).
2.9 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-67° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB239E70S
1732 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 33).
- km
ASCATB240E70S
1735 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATB241E70S
1742 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB238E70S
1748 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB242E70S
1755 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATB235E69S
1759 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB234E69S
1770 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 209).
- 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.