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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Fri afternoon, min -48°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
300
50
0
0
0
50
50
50
250
350
200
50
100
150
200
200
km/h
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
S
30
S
20
SW
15
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
E
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-30
-28
-28
-29
-32
-40
-39
-40
-40
-40
-40
-45
-45
-47
-47
-46
-42
min °C
-30
-30
-29
-30
-38
-41
-40
-42
-42
-40
-44
-45
-46
-48
-48
-47
-45
 chill °C
-42
-41
-42
-40
-49
-54
-53
-60
-61
-56
-53
-58
-55
-60
-56
-56
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-22-26-30-35-39-40-43-44-44-45-44-43-40-38-36-36-16-18-21-25-30-34-36-40-41-40-41-40-39-37-35-33-33-15-18-23-27-31-35-35-36-37-36-36-34-33-34-33-33-32-30-29-29-30-35-41-40-41-41-40-42-45-46-48-48-47-44
Sunrise
12:00
10:15
9:33
9:04
8:41
Sunset
12:00
12:00
11:44
12:26
12:53
1:17

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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 -28°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Fri afternoon, min -48°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
-18°C
clear
Haze -.
30
Fresh winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 120 degs)
(30 kph at 100).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c248E67S
2237 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 92).
- km
hy2c248E66S
2276 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 92).
- km
hy2c254E67S
2291 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSE
(25 kph at 148).
- km
hy2c253E67S
2315 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 122).
- km
hy2c250E66S
2325 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 95).
- km
hy2c249E66S
2326 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 95).
- km
hy2c254E66S
2329 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 108).
- km
hy2c255E67S
2332 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 112).
- 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.