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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -39°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the E by Wed morning).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
50
8000
4950
150
300
250
450
0
300
1000
km/h
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
10
SSW
0
N
20
E
10
ESE
10
E
25
SSE
45
E
40
E
40
E
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-39
-36
-36
-36
-36
-32
-29
-23
-23
-25
-23
-22
-20
-9
-11
-18
-21
min °C
-39
-38
-37
-36
-36
-34
-30
-26
-23
-27
-28
-22
-23
-16
-13
-21
-22
 chill °C
-50
-52
-50
-48
-48
-49
-47
-40
-30
-36
-40
-30
-31
-26
-25
-36
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-35-36-35-34-33-32-33-33-31-30-28-27-31-33-29-29-29-30-30-30-28-26-26-26-27-24-24-21-21-25-28-28-28-28-27-27-26-25-24-23-23-23-21-19-15-15-21-25-39-37-37-36-36-33-30-25-23-26-26-22-22-13-12-20-22
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 -23°C on Sun night, min -39°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the E by Wed morning).

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
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.3 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
ASCATB172E69S
1698 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB172E68S
1713 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 208).
- km
hy2c232E68S
1901 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 332).
- km
hy2c233E68S
1921 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 338).
- km
hy2c237E68S
1924 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c235E68S
1932 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c236E68S
1938 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c239E68S
1971 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 358).
- 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.