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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sat night).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1000
0
0
0
50
50
4500
300
50
50
50
1850
1450
1600
km/h
60
SSE
50
SSE
20
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
45
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-18
-20
-24
-24
-24
-25
-27
-28
-29
-31
-31
-29
-25
-23
-20
-17
min °C
-23
-20
-22
-26
-28
-25
-26
-27
-29
-31
-32
-32
-30
-28
-24
-22
-19
 chill °C
-41
-36
-30
-37
-37
-32
-33
-34
-38
-40
-40
-43
-42
-40
-37
-36
-33
Freezing level m
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
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sat night).

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
-29° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
ASCATB239E70S
1795 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC239E70S
1806 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC232E69S
1810 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATB240E70S
1811 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATC240E70S
1816 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATC241E70S
1825 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATB233E69S
1836 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATC233E69S
1836 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 333).
- 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.