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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Sat night, gales from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
1150
100
km/h
30
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
55
SE
65
SE
35
E
40
E
30
E
40
SE
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Snowflake cm
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1
1
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-14
-14
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-12
-11
-9
-7
-6
-5
-3
min °C
-15
-14
-15
-17
-15
-16
-17
-15
-15
-15
-11
-10
-9
-6
-6
-6
 chill °C
-26
-25
-27
-29
-26
-28
-29
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-19
-15
-14
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunset
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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 -14°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Sat night, gales from the SE by Sun 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
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
4.5 km
Mid: broken
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
hy2b251E69S
1994 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 250).
- km
hy2b247E69S
2013 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 198).
- km
hy2b248E69S
2020 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 215).
- km
hy2b253E69S
2021 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 262).
- km
hy2b249E69S
2023 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 222).
- km
hy2b252E69S
2029 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 242).
- km
hy2b245E68S
2042 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 202).
- km
hy2b250E69S
2042 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
- 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.