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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 18 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu night, gales from the ESE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
65
ESE
40
ENE
30
ENE
60
ENE
55
E
65
E
70
ESE
70
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
max °C
-20
-22
-16
-14
-15
-16
-17
-17
-19
-20
-22
-23
-24
-27
-28
-29
-29
-29
-27
min °C
-22
-22
-19
-15
-15
-16
-17
-18
-19
-21
-22
-23
-27
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-37
-37
-31
-28
-29
-31
-32
-34
-34
-37
-34
-34
-36
-35
-34
-34
-37
-37
-37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1000
3700
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-24-22-22-23-24-25-27-28-29-30-32-34-34-35-35-35-34-21-22-18-15-15-16-17-18-19-21-22-23-26-28-29-29-29-29-28-16-16-13-10-10-11-13-14-15-17-18-20-22-24-24-24-24-24-25-13-15-13-10-10-9-11-12-14-17-20-22-24-27-29-28-27-26-26
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 -14°C on Fri night, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu night, gales from the ESE by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
-15° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 160).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATB262E70S
2055 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATC262E70S
2061 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATC263E70S
2091 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATB263E70S
2095 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATC260E69S
2106 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB260E69S
2107 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATC261E69S
2113 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB261E69S
2117 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 40).
- 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.