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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
night
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
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
70
ESE
60
ESE
65
ESE
55
ESE
35
SE
35
SSE
45
SSE
40
S
25
S
30
SSE
20
S
10
S
5
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
30
E
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-11
-13
-14
-16
-19
-21
-22
-25
-26
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-25
-23
-23
-23
-27
min °C
-13
-14
-15
-18
-20
-21
-25
-26
-27
-28
-27
-28
-28
-27
-26
-25
-23
-25
-28
 chill °C
-27
-28
-30
-32
-33
-35
-42
-41
-40
-43
-39
-33
-28
-36
-34
-33
-37
-41
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1750
200
0
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-25-26-28-29-31-32-33-34-36-36-36-36-35-33-32-32-34-35-17-18-19-20-23-24-26-27-28-30-31-31-31-29-28-26-27-28-29-12-14-15-17-20-21-24-26-27-28-27-28-28-27-26-24-23-24-28-10-13-14-16-21-22-24-25-27-27-26-28-30-33-33-30-23-24-28
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 -11°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 1500 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
-11° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (48 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
4.9 km
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
ASCATC180E65S
2086 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB179E65S
2087 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
2088 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC179E65S
2093 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB178E65S
2094 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC178E65S
2094 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB177E65S
2102 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
2105 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 242).
- 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.