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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the ENE by Sun night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
75
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
45
E
45
NE
40
NNE
55
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
ESE
35
ENE
40
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
E
45
E
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1
max °C
-31
-35
-30
-29
-33
-35
-36
-35
-34
-29
-27
-24
-21
-20
-20
-20
-23
-24
-23
min °C
-35
-35
-33
-33
-34
-35
-36
-36
-35
-33
-28
-25
-23
-20
-20
-21
-24
-24
-23
-56
-56
-54
-53
-53
-54
-57
-52
-49
-33
-39
-36
-35
-34
-34
-36
-41
-41
-40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
100
150
50
50
50
1200
50
4700
3650
0
300
100
0
0
200
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the ENE by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-22° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-62° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
ASCATB201E68S
1717 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the S
(67 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATC202E68S
1717 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB203E68S
1719 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC201E68S
1721 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATB202E68S
1721 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC203E68S
1723 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATB205E68S
1724 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB204E68S
1725 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 223).
- 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.