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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed night, min -38°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
200
150
50
50
150
50
4700
km/h
5
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
5
NW
5
E
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
40
SE
65
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-35
-34
-35
-37
-38
-36
-35
-34
-33
-30
-25
-15
-13
-13
-13
min °C
-35
-35
-35
-36
-38
-38
-37
-36
-35
-34
-32
-29
-22
-14
-14
-18
 chill °C
-43
-44
-48
-45
-38
-38
-48
-50
-51
-50
-48
-46
-39
-26
-24
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-31-33-34-32-30-29-29-30-32-32-31-28-29-30-30-25-27-28-30-28-26-25-25-26-27-27-25-23-22-23-24-24-24-24-26-27-28-28-27-27-27-26-23-19-17-17-18-35-35-35-36-38-38-37-36-35-34-31-27-19-14-14-16
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 -34°C on Wed night, min -38°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, calm 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
-31° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
hy2b241E70S
1759 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 92).
- km
hy2b240E70S
1770 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 95).
- km
hy2b238E70S
1780 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 130).
- km
hy2b242E70S
1782 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 70).
- km
hy2b239E70S
1800 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 98).
- km
hy2b239E69S
1818 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 95).
- km
hy2b243E70S
1822 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 42).
- km
hy2b240E69S
1840 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 40).
- 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.