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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue morning, min -30°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, strong winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
150
150
50
0
0
0
0
550
1250
50
km/h
20
ENE
45
NNW
20
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNE
20
N
15
E
45
ESE
50
ESE
25
ESE
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Snowflake cm
3
1
1
3
5
 mm
max °C
-15
-18
-27
-26
-24
-19
-17
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-14
-13
-14
-12
-12
-12
min °C
-19
-24
-30
-27
-25
-23
-18
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-17
-16
-17
-13
-12
-13
 chill °C
-29
-39
-44
-32
-25
-28
-25
-24
-25
-25
-25
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-29-29-29-31-31-30-30-30-31-31-30-31-28-25-25-27-21-23-24-24-24-25-25-25-25-24-24-24-23-24-21-19-19-20-17-20-24-23-22-21-20-19-19-19-19-19-18-19-17-15-15-15-17-21-29-27-25-21-18-16-17-17-17-18-16-15-16-13-12-13
Sunrise
8:03
7:46
7:30
7:13
7:00
6:46
Sunset
1:53
2:11
2:26
2:41
2:55
3:08

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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 -15°C on Tue morning, min -30°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, strong winds from the ESE 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
-32°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
9.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATC157E62S
2524 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC156E62S
2539 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC155E62S
2545 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC154E62S
2546 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB154E62S
2548 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB153E62S
2552 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB147E63S
2553 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB146E63S
2559 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 318).
- 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.