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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Thu afternoon, min -48°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
150
150
150
150
650
250
50
0
50
50
50
50
100
50
50
50
100
km/h
5
NW
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
15
SW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
E
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-32
-32
-31
-31
-31
-30
-35
-35
-37
-43
-41
-42
-45
-43
-44
-46
-47
-46
min °C
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
-34
-35
-35
-42
-44
-43
-44
-45
-44
-45
-46
-47
-48
 chill °C
-32
-40
-43
-43
-43
-48
-49
-48
-53
-57
-58
-64
-65
-58
-58
-57
-55
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-23-22-22-22-23-26-30-35-37-39-41-44-44-45-44-44-43-19-19-18-18-17-18-21-25-30-33-34-37-40-41-42-41-40-40-21-20-18-17-17-20-23-25-30-34-35-34-35-36-36-36-36-36-32-32-32-32-31-32-35-35-40-44-42-43-45-44-45-46-47-47
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
10:15
9:33
9:04
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
11:44
12:26
12:53

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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 -30°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Thu afternoon, min -48°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm 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.
2 hours ago
-22°C
clear
Haze -.
20
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 120 degs)
(20 kph at 80).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 280).
8.0 km
High: few
ASCATB182E65S
2001 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
2017 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 56).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
2030 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 69).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
2037 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
2073 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the E
(52 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATB185E64S
2082 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
2084 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ENE
(40 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
2085 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the ENE
(44 kph at 73).
- 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.