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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
60
ESE
35
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
45
S
50
S
35
S
15
SW
10
W
5
SW
15
SSE
30
S
10
S
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-23
-23
-24
-24
-26
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-27
min °C
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-23
-25
-24
-25
-27
-28
-28
-29
-30
-29
-28
-42
-42
-38
-36
-35
-36
-35
-41
-40
-42
-42
-40
-36
-29
-45
-44
-39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
50
50
50
50
7850
8350
650
100
50
50
50
50
150
50
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

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
-13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: few
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
4 hours ago
-64° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
hy2c216E68S
1774 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNE
(47 kph at 28).
- km
hy2c217E68S
1787 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 28).
- km
hy2c216E67S
1790 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNE
(47 kph at 32).
- km
hy2c209E67S
1797 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNE
(47 kph at 15).
- km
hy2c207E67S
1801 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 10).
- km
hy2c215E67S
1809 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 38).
- km
hy2c210E67S
1813 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 25).
- 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.