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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, severe gales from the SSE by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, near gales from the SE by Thu night).

Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
65
SE
70
SE
70
SSE
35
SSE
35
ESE
15
SE
10
E
20
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
45
SE
30
SE
30
NE
40
NE
3
2
max °C
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-23
-22
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-18
-14
-14
-18
-14
min °C
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-24
-24
-23
-22
-20
-21
-22
-22
-21
-16
-15
-18
-17
-33
-34
-33
-34
-38
-37
-43
-39
-37
-34
-28
-32
-34
-32
-33
-28
-26
-30
-31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
50
350
50
200
400
1250
0
200
50
50
50
200
50
0
4400
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-31-31-31-32-33-32-32-31-30-31-32-30-25-22-24-26-27-27-26-26-25-25-26-27-27-27-26-25-26-27-26-22-17-19-20-21-22-22-22-22-21-20-22-24-23-21-20-21-22-22-20-15-15-18-16-23-26-29-28-24-21-22-29-30-30-30-32-30-28-26-16-11-16-14
Sunrise
7:20
7:33
7:47
8:00
8:15
8:30
Sunset
4:42
4:28
4:14
4:00
3:45
3:29

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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 -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, severe gales from the SSE by Mon night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, near gales from the SE 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.
2 hours ago
-29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 80).
8.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB180E75S
984 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SE
(42 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATB179E75S
985 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SE
(38 kph at 139).
- km
ASCATB178E75S
989 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATB177E75S
1003 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 139).
- km
ASCATB176E75S
1014 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATB175E75S
1020 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 167).
- km
ASCATB174E75S
1026 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATB180E74S
1072 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SE
(51 kph at 143).
- km
ASCATB179E74S
1101 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SE
(51 kph at 144).
- 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.