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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 03 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
200
150
0
50
0
0
300
550
50
50
50
50
km/h
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
35
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
30
WNW
20
NNW
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-21
-14
-11
-17
-17
-16
-20
-22
-25
-28
-30
-31
-29
-32
-30
min °C
-28
-21
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-21
-23
-29
-28
-31
-31
-31
-32
-33
 chill °C
-39
-32
-29
-30
-30
-27
-26
-30
-34
-42
-43
-41
-39
-43
-45
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-30-28-29-30-31-32-32-32-30-29-29-27-29-28-26-27-24-22-22-23-24-25-26-26-25-24-23-22-24-23-22-23-20-17-17-19-20-20-19-19-21-23-24-23-24-24-23-26-21-16-14-17-17-17-21-23-27-28-31-31-30-32-32
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 -11°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-33° C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
High: few
hy2c232E68S
1837 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the N
(65 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c231E68S
1852 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 342).
- km
hy2c234E68S
1854 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the N
(64 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c236E69S
1856 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c235E68S
1870 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the N
(60 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c236E68S
1877 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c233E68S
1893 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 342).
- km
hy2c228E67S
1926 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 322).
- 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.