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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue morning, min -33°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
50
50
50
150
100
50
50
0
50
0
km/h
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
45
SE
30
ESE
45
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-28
-28
-31
-30
-32
-28
-28
-30
-33
-34
-32
-30
-30
-30
-26
-21
-11
min °C
-28
-28
-30
-31
-31
-33
-30
-28
-33
-34
-34
-33
-31
-31
-31
-29
-24
-17
 chill °C
-41
-41
-42
-39
-37
-33
-30
-28
-33
-42
-44
-47
-47
-48
-48
-47
-38
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-28-28-29-29-30-32-32-31-31-30-31-32-33-31-31-29-23-22-22-22-23-24-25-27-27-27-27-26-26-27-28-26-24-23-22-22-21-21-21-23-24-25-26-26-26-26-25-27-26-24-22-17-27-28-29-31-31-33-29-28-32-34-34-33-31-31-31-28-23-14
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue morning, min -33°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SE by Sun 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
-28° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.7 km
Mid: few
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATC235E70S
1715 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC234E70S
1722 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATC236E70S
1733 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATC234E69S
1741 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNW
(59 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB234E69S
1744 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB233E69S
1750 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATC233E69S
1759 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATC235E69S
1759 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNW
(60 kph at 334).
- 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.