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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, near gales from the E by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed afternoon, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
E
15
E
25
E
45
ESE
50
E
35
E
55
E
35
E
40
ESE
55
ESE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
ENE
30
NE
45
NE
40
ENE
30
ESE
2
1
max °C
-31
-28
-25
-22
-20
-23
-29
-32
-30
-27
-27
-33
-33
-33
-35
-35
-33
min °C
-31
-31
-27
-24
-21
-25
-31
-33
-31
-29
-30
-33
-33
-35
-35
-36
-35
-41
-42
-41
-40
-37
-42
-50
-51
-49
-48
-46
-50
-49
-54
-55
-55
-52
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
1400
350
1050
0
100
900
0
0
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-37-34-33-33-36-38-40-39-38-38-40-40-42-44-44-43-34-32-29-27-26-30-33-35-34-33-33-35-36-38-40-40-39-31-30-26-23-21-24-30-33-31-28-29-33-33-34-35-36-34-34-36-30-23-19-21-31-33-32-27-25-30-31-32-32-32-33
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 -20°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, near gales from the E by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed afternoon, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu 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
-31° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
10.0 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
50 minutes ago
-61° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB186E68S
1726 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB187E68S
1727 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATC207E68S
1734 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATC208E68S
1741 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATC209E68S
1747 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC210E68S
1750 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATC211E68S
1756 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB217E68S
1761 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 319).
- 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.