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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
150
50
50
0
0
0
100
0
50
0
km/h
15
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
25
ESE
25
E
15
ENE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
30
ENE
35
ESE
35
ESE
50
N
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
4
2
2
4
 mm
max °C
-27
-25
-24
-20
-19
-18
-16
-15
-13
-11
-14
-14
-11
-9
-9
-7
min °C
-31
-26
-25
-23
-19
-18
-18
-16
-14
-14
-14
-15
-13
-10
-9
-10
 chill °C
-43
-32
-31
-28
-24
-25
-30
-26
-21
-25
-25
-25
-23
-20
-19
-20
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
7:46
7:30
7:13
7:00
6:46
Sunset
2:11
2:26
2:41
2:55
3:08

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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 -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

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
-32°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
1.6 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATC188E65S
2056 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC187E65S
2058 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the N
(23 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATB187E65S
2059 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB188E65S
2059 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NNW
(14 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC186E65S
2061 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
2064 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATC185E65S
2064 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
2066 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNE
(34 kph at 31).
- 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.