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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -41°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
0
150
0
50
50
0
50
100
100
100
100
km/h
25
N
20
NE
10
N
5
E
25
SE
15
SSE
20
WSW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
35
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
5
NNE
5
SW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
max °C
-21
-24
-26
-25
-21
-21
-21
-27
-34
-32
-30
-28
-27
-32
-34
-38
-39
-41
-41
min °C
-22
-24
-29
-31
-22
-21
-24
-32
-35
-36
-30
-29
-30
-32
-36
-39
-40
-41
-42
 chill °C
-34
-36
-35
-31
-34
-30
-37
-43
-44
-45
-42
-42
-45
-49
-53
-54
-40
-41
-57
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-33-30-32-33-36-37-32-30-29-29-30-32-31-30-31-30-31-24-27-28-25-27-28-31-32-27-25-24-23-25-26-27-26-26-25-26-22-26-26-24-24-24-26-27-26-25-24-22-24-27-28-29-29-29-29-22-24-28-28-22-21-23-30-35-34-30-29-29-32-35-39-40-41-42
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -41°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Haze -.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
3.5 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
High: scattered
ASCATC272E73S
1961 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC271E72S
1963 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB273E73S
1967 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC275E73S
1968 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC270E72S
1968 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB273E72S
1971 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB270E72S
1971 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB272E72S
1974 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 254).
- 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.