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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
night
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PM
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clear
part cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
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50
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km/h
5
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
N
10
N
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-16
-23
-25
-27
-26
-25
-25
-28
-28
-29
-28
-28
-24
-23
-24
-25
min °C
-20
-24
-26
-29
-27
-25
-27
-28
-29
-30
-29
-28
-27
-23
-24
-27
 chill °C
-26
-32
-34
-37
-34
-32
-36
-38
-40
-42
-43
-44
-44
-38
-39
-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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue 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
-18° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
High: scattered
hy2c234E69S
1823 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c236E69S
1835 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 15).
- km
hy2b238E69S
1840 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 8).
- km
hy2c237E69S
1848 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 10).
- km
hy2b236E69S
1849 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the N
(34 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c238E69S
1856 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 10).
- km
hy2b240E69S
1859 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 12).
- km
hy2b237E69S
1862 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 8).
- 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.