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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 09 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
150
550
4700
1200
250
50
50
50
km/h
30
SSE
45
SE
45
SSE
55
SSE
45
SSE
35
S
25
S
25
WSW
20
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-26
-24
-23
-21
-21
-20
-20
-21
-24
-30
-31
-30
-32
-36
-35
-33
min °C
-28
-25
-23
-23
-21
-20
-20
-22
-27
-35
-32
-30
-36
-36
-35
-35
 chill °C
-42
-42
-39
-40
-36
-33
-32
-33
-38
-45
-40
-37
-47
-46
-46
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-29-30-30-29-29-31-32-32-32-33-32-30-29-29-22-22-23-25-24-23-23-25-27-27-27-28-28-27-25-24-21-20-20-22-23-21-21-21-22-24-26-27-27-26-26-26-27-25-23-22-21-20-20-22-26-33-32-30-34-36-35-34
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-25° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB256E68S
2182 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
2183 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
2184 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
2192 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 224).
- km
hy2c179E64S
2192 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC180E64S
2196 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
2203 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
2210 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 220).
- 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.