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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 27 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
5
SW
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
NE
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
25
NE
35
NE
45
ENE
35
ENE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-26
-26
-25
-26
-26
-27
-27
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-26
-27
-27
-29
min °C
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
-26
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-28
-27
-28
-31
-26
-31
-33
-33
-38
-40
-41
-36
-29
-24
-29
-31
-37
-42
-42
-45
-46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
50
250
200
400
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-32-32-33-33-33-32-31-31-31-31-31-33-33-34-36-26-26-26-26-27-27-27-25-24-24-24-24-25-27-27-28-30-23-23-22-22-23-23-23-21-19-19-19-20-22-24-25-24-26-24-26-27-28-29-29-28-25-23-23-22-22-23-25-26-25-27
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-19° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
ASCATC229E67S
2004 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB229E67S
2013 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB230E67S
2016 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC230E67S
2018 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB231E67S
2021 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC231E67S
2023 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC203E65S
2023 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the N
(23 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATB232E67S
2037 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 260).
- 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.