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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
km/h
35
SSE
45
S
50
SSE
40
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
40
SE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-21
-22
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-25
-21
-20
-18
-17
min °C
-24
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-24
-25
-25
-24
-25
-24
-20
-19
-18
-41
-39
-39
-39
-37
-35
-35
-36
-36
-39
-36
-38
-38
-37
-39
-38
-33
-32
-31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
450
700
50
300
50
50
50
0
100
5050
4650
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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 -21°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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
-20° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-51° C
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
High: scattered
938 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: scattered
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB173E67S
1904 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the ENE
(47 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATC173E67S
1909 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ENE
(46 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATC172E67S
1916 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ENE
(51 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATB172E67S
1916 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the ENE
(53 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATB171E67S
1917 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the ENE
(49 kph at 74).
- 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.