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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
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night
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cloud
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part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
km/h
20
ENE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
40
ENE
35
ESE
30
ESE
40
SE
40
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
20
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
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max °C
-22
-21
-20
-19
-17
-18
-18
-14
-12
-11
-10
-11
-12
-12
-15
-17
-16
min °C
-22
-22
-20
-20
-18
-18
-19
-17
-13
-12
-10
-11
-12
-14
-16
-18
-18
-32
-33
-30
-30
-29
-30
-33
-30
-23
-24
-21
-23
-25
-28
-30
-31
-29
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0
0
0
0
0
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Cloud base (m)
1200
50
500
350
350
8050
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
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Sunset
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun 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
-25° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
10.0 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-23° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB229E66S
2117 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATB230E66S
2120 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATB239E67S
2123 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB240E67S
2128 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB231E66S
2132 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB240E66S
2134 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB232E66S
2146 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 350).
- 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.