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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, near gales from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
0
300
300
0
0
0
0
50
50
50
500
450
3800
0
km/h
15
E
35
ESE
55
ESE
40
ESE
25
ENE
15
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
ENE
0
NW
0
N
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
30
WNW
25
NW
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Snowflake cm
5
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-33
-29
-25
-14
-11
-10
-11
-11
-13
-12
-18
-19
-23
-23
-21
-18
-20
-23
-27
min °C
-37
-32
-27
-22
-12
-10
-13
-12
-13
-15
-19
-21
-24
-24
-22
-19
-21
-24
-30
 chill °C
-49
-49
-45
-38
-21
-16
-23
-23
-24
-26
-30
-31
-24
-24
-29
-28
-32
-38
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-31-29-29-29-31-31-30-30-32-33-32-32-31-31-31-33-34-33-32-26-24-22-22-23-24-22-23-25-26-26-26-25-25-25-26-27-26-31-27-24-18-16-16-18-15-16-18-20-21-20-19-19-19-21-20-23-35-31-26-18-12-10-12-12-13-14-19-20-24-24-22-19-21-24-29
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, near gales from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Tue 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
-32° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 140 degs)
(24 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
ASCATB244E66S
2281 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB245E66S
2303 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB244E65S
2303 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB247E66S
2306 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB245E65S
2308 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB248E66S
2313 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB246E66S
2316 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
2330 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB246E65S
2332 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 220).
- 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.