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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, gales from the SSE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
60
ESE
35
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
55
SSE
70
S
65
S
40
S
15
SW
10
W
5
SW
15
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-22
-22
-21
-21
-20
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-21
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
min °C
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-23
-24
-24
-26
-26
-26
-27
-39
-37
-33
-32
-33
-34
-34
-37
-39
-38
-34
-34
-32
-33
-37
-40
-40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
50
50
50
50
7850
8350
650
100
50
50
50
50
150
50
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Sunrise
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, gales from the SSE by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

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
-14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC203E67S
1833 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB204E67S
1838 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATC204E67S
1838 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNE
(52 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC206E67S
1841 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB205E67S
1843 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATC205E67S
1843 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB206E67S
1844 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATB207E67S
1847 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 25).
- 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.