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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the ENE by Sat night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NNE
25
NNE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
E
10
ENE
35
ENE
60
ENE
70
ENE
80
ENE
70
NE
70
NE
60
NE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
max °C
-27
-27
-26
-26
-27
-26
-26
-26
-25
-24
-23
-22
-21
-19
-18
-19
-21
-23
min °C
-27
-27
-27
-26
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-24
-23
-23
-22
-20
-20
-20
-22
-26
-38
-34
-34
-40
-42
-41
-38
-38
-37
-24
-31
-40
-39
-37
-38
-38
-40
-42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
50
50
0
0
4450
250
0
350
50
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 -25°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the ENE by Sat 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
-29° C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 80).
8.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB145E65S
2393 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB147E65S
2394 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NE
(14 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATB150E64S
2395 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB151E64S
2400 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB146E65S
2404 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NNE
(10 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB147E64S
2405 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB149E64S
2415 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 12).
- 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.