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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -34°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
200
100
150
50
50
150
0
550
0
0
0
0
km/h
35
E
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
5
SE
15
SSE
25
S
25
SW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
NNE
25
NNE
10
ENE
20
ESE
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Snowflake cm
4
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-12
-10
-10
-11
-13
-11
-13
-23
-24
-24
-22
-21
-21
-24
-27
-30
-34
-33
-28
min °C
-20
-11
-11
-14
-13
-12
-23
-24
-24
-26
-23
-21
-23
-25
-29
-33
-34
-34
-31
 chill °C
-36
-20
-20
-26
-24
-23
-35
-36
-33
-26
-33
-33
-36
-39
-42
-46
-49
-43
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
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
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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -34°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-25° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
4.6 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB171E63S
2360 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 167).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
2374 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATB169E63S
2378 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
2389 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the S
(42 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
2396 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB170E62S
2403 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 166).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
2403 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB165E63S
2418 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 208).
- 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.