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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -29°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
15
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
35
SE
40
SE
30
SE
 cm 
1
 mm 
max°C
-26
-27
-28
-32
-33
-34
-35
-33
-30
-26
-24
-20
-18
-16
-14
-13
-11
-12
min°C
-26
-27
-31
-32
-33
-35
-35
-33
-32
-29
-25
-23
-19
-17
-16
-13
-12
-15
chill°C 
-36
-33
-39
-40
-42
-45
-44
-42
-42
-39
-35
-33
-29
-27
-26
-24
-24
-26
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
250
100
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
1700
1450
2100
1200
500
1050
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-29-29-30-29-29-28-26-26-24-22-22-20-21-21-23-23-23-23-23-24-24-24-24-23-22-22-19-17-17-15-15-16-18-19-18-19-19-20-21-21-21-21-20-19-17-15-14-14-13-12-15-26-27-30-32-33-35-35-33-31-28-25-22-19-17-15-13-12-14
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
10:15
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
11:44

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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 Fri morning, min -35°C on Sat 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 Wed afternoon, min -29°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Cape Ross
915 km W
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
1223 km WNW
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-23° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 260).
ASCATC181E63S
2220 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATC182E63S
2222 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNE
(34 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATC179E63S
2228 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC180E63S
2228 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATC184E63S
2231 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 28).
- km
hy2c181E63S
2237 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC183E63S
2243 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 11).
- 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.