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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 06 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
25
E
35
SE
40
E
35
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
E
55
ESE
30
E
25
E
30
E
45
ESE
50
E
50
E
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1
max °C
-18
-18
-20
-21
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-19
-18
-21
-22
min °C
-19
-20
-20
-22
-23
-23
-22
-21
-21
-20
-22
-21
-21
-20
-18
-24
-24
-30
-33
-34
-35
-36
-35
-32
-33
-33
-32
-37
-34
-32
-30
-32
-42
-42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
100
0
0
100
0
400
0
0
0
4900
200
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-27-29-30-30-29-28-27-26-27-27-27-25-23-27-29-19-19-20-22-23-23-22-21-21-20-21-21-21-20-18-23-23-14-15-18-19-18-16-15-16-16-16-17-19-20-16-15-19-18-18-14-20-22-23-20-20-18-16-15-17-21-21-17-14-17-16
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, near gales from the ENE 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
-20° C
clear
Clear
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 70).
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
ASCATC248E74S
1478 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB209E67S
1847 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the S
(64 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATB208E67S
1856 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB259E72S
1859 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB213E67S
1872 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB214E67S
1887 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB215E67S
1888 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 53).
- km
ASCATB216E67S
1896 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 52).
- 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.