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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, gales from the E by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue afternoon, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
30
ESE
45
ESE
50
E
65
E
50
ENE
40
ENE
30
E
25
ESE
45
SE
30
S
20
WSW
20
WNW
3
1
max °C
-33
-32
-32
-31
-28
-26
-24
-21
-26
-30
-31
-32
-32
-31
-31
-31
-33
min °C
-33
-32
-32
-31
-31
-27
-25
-23
-29
-31
-32
-33
-33
-32
-31
-32
-34
-47
-44
-41
-40
-42
-41
-42
-40
-49
-49
-50
-49
-49
-50
-46
-48
-45
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
0
0
1400
50
50
0
0
50
500
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-39-39-38-36-35-35-37-38-40-41-41-40-41-43-44-36-36-35-34-33-30-29-28-31-33-35-36-36-36-37-38-39-33-32-32-31-30-27-25-22-28-31-32-33-33-32-31-32-34-32-33-35-37-36-29-23-19-26-29-30-33-34-33-29-29-32
Sunrise
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, gales from the E by Tue morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue afternoon, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-32° C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: few
938 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: scattered
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-29° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB259E72S
1869 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC259E72S
1872 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATB258E71S
1908 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATC258E71S
1921 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB263E72S
1923 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC263E72S
1926 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 255).
- 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.