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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
4800
200
km/h
10
SSE
20
S
20
S
10
WNW
5
N
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
55
SE
60
SE
45
SE
25
ESE
15
E
10
SE
15
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-37
-35
-35
-36
-36
-37
-36
-36
-34
-32
-29
-20
-19
-17
-15
-18
-17
-17
min °C
-37
-35
-38
-37
-36
-37
-37
-36
-35
-33
-31
-25
-20
-18
-17
-19
-17
-18
 chill °C
-49
-50
-49
-46
-36
-45
-51
-51
-50
-50
-48
-42
-37
-32
-26
-27
-24
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-32-34-33-31-29-30-31-33-33-33-31-29-29-31-31-32-33-26-27-29-28-26-25-26-27-28-29-28-25-23-23-24-25-25-26-25-25-27-28-28-28-27-27-28-27-25-22-21-20-19-19-20-21-37-35-37-37-36-37-37-36-35-33-30-23-20-18-16-19-17-18
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the SE 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.
1 hour ago
-29° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: few
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
10.0 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
36 minutes ago
-67° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC146E64S
2458 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATC141E65S
2473 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SE
(61 kph at 125).
- km
ASCATC140E65S
2479 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SE
(66 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATC145E64S
2482 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATC147E64S
2484 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATC139E65S
2491 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SE
(66 kph at 125).
- km
ASCATC142E64S
2494 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the E
(38 kph at 81).
- 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.