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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon night, min -27°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Mon morning, moderate winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4550
300
250
3800
4150
1000
50
50
km/h
60
SE
75
SE
65
SE
30
E
30
ESE
35
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
50
SE
60
SSE
50
SSE
30
SE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-22
-20
-18
-18
-19
-20
-21
-20
-19
-20
-18
-18
-23
-22
-24
min °C
-27
-23
-21
-22
-19
-19
-21
-22
-21
-20
-20
-19
-22
-24
-24
-27
 chill °C
-46
-42
-38
-36
-31
-32
-33
-35
-34
-35
-36
-34
-34
-38
-37
-41
Freezing level m
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

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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 -18°C on Mon night, min -27°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Mon morning, moderate winds from the ESE by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the ESE 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
-28° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 130 degs)
(17 kph at 100).
8.0 km
Low: few
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
2.4 km
High: few
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
hy2b241E68S
1966 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 308).
- km
hy2b242E68S
1978 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 302).
- km
hy2b241E67S
2040 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 305).
- km
hy2b240E67S
2058 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 310).
- km
hy2b244E68S
2069 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 265).
- km
hy2b242E67S
2075 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 280).
- km
hy2b245E68S
2080 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 242).
- 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.