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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 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 -36°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon morning, light winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
15
NW
10
N
15
E
35
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
25
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
40
NE
30
ENE
20
NE
35
NE
15
NE
15
ESE
20
NNE
25
NNW
20
N
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Snowflake cm
3
2
2
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-30
-31
-34
-30
-26
-15
-12
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-17
-20
-13
-13
-17
-18
min °C
-30
-34
-36
-32
-27
-23
-13
-11
-12
-12
-13
-15
-17
-21
-19
-16
-18
-21
 chill °C
-42
-44
-48
-49
-45
-40
-23
-19
-22
-23
-24
-26
-30
-27
-26
-26
-30
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
0
100
0
100
100
400
350
50
100
50
0
0
0
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 -36°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, 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 -11°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon morning, light winds from the NE 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.
2 hours ago
-32° C
clear
Haze -.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 060 to 130 degs)
(33 kph at 110).
1.9 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATC157E63S
2474 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
87
Stormy winds from the WSW
(87 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB154E63S
2476 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
88
Stormy winds from the SW
(88 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
2483 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
90
Stormy winds from the WSW
(90 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
2484 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
86
Severe gales from the WSW
(86 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
2491 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
84
Severe gales from the SW
(84 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC156E63S
2494 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
93
Stormy winds from the WSW
(93 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC153E63S
2495 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
80
Severe gales from the WSW
(80 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC158E62S
2497 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
90
Stormy winds from the WSW
(90 kph at 243).
- 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.