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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 31 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat morning).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
km/h
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NE
35
E
35
E
40
ESE
55
ENE
60
ENE
60
NE
30
NNE
15
ENE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
max °C
-21
-22
-25
-27
-27
-28
-27
-27
-26
-26
-20
-20
-21
-23
-28
-30
-25
min °C
-22
-25
-26
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
-24
-20
-22
-27
-29
-30
-29
-32
-37
-39
-39
-40
-37
-40
-41
-38
-41
-39
-34
-39
-47
-47
-45
-41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
50
50
350
1100
1700
2750
200
100
0
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-30-32-33-34-34-34-34-33-33-29-26-28-31-34-35-32-22-24-26-27-28-28-28-28-27-26-22-20-22-25-29-30-27-19-21-23-24-25-25-25-24-23-21-18-16-17-22-25-26-24-19-21-22-24-26-28-33-32-26-22-17-14-16-22-28-30-31
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 -21°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat morning).

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
-25° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
ASCATC256E71S
1930 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC257E71S
1937 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC264E72S
1942 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the NW
(72 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB265E72S
1945 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the NW
(67 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB258E71S
1945 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the WNW
(67 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC265E72S
1951 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the NW
(72 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC258E71S
1951 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the WNW
(68 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC266E72S
1958 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the NW
(69 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATC259E71S
1965 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the WNW
(75 kph at 288).
- 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.