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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -36°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
60
SE
55
SSE
55
SSE
60
SSE
55
SSE
50
SE
40
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ESE
1
max °C
-27
-28
-30
-31
-32
-30
-31
-32
-34
-36
-35
-35
-35
-35
-30
-26
-24
-24
min °C
-27
-29
-31
-31
-32
-32
-31
-33
-35
-36
-35
-35
-35
-35
-34
-28
-25
-25
-46
-48
-51
-52
-52
-52
-49
-50
-52
-52
-50
-50
-48
-50
-48
-39
-36
-36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
300
50
300
0
0
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 -27°C on Tue morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -36°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 2500 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.
1 hour ago
-22° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-60° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
ASCATC179E68S
1702 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB177E68S
1702 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB172E68S
1709 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATB179E68S
1709 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATB176E68S
1710 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATC178E68S
1712 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC173E68S
1713 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB178E68S
1714 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 8).
- 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.