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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Thu night, severe gales from the ENE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
km/h
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
20
ENE
30
ENE
55
ENE
60
ENE
55
ENE
65
ENE
65
ENE
70
ENE
50
NNE
25
ENE
35
NE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
4
max °C
-23
-26
-28
-26
-24
-23
-22
-20
-20
-21
-23
-25
-24
-23
-23
-22
-22
-22
min °C
-25
-27
-28
-27
-25
-25
-22
-21
-21
-22
-25
-26
-25
-24
-23
-22
-22
-23
-41
-42
-43
-40
-39
-43
-39
-37
-39
-40
-44
-44
-38
-38
-34
-31
-31
-31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
1150
300
300
150
50
50
50
50
250
400
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-33-32-31-30-28-26-27-28-30-31-30-30-29-28-28-30-24-27-28-27-25-24-22-21-21-22-24-26-25-24-23-22-22-23-23-24-26-24-21-19-16-15-14-15-20-23-21-20-18-18-18-19-30-28-29-29-23-17-14-12-9-9-20-26-24-20-17-15-15-17
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 -20°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Thu night, severe gales from the ENE by Sat night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue 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
-27° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
ASCATB207E66S
1932 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB208E66S
1943 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATB205E66S
1948 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNE
(58 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB206E66S
1955 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATB205E65S
1958 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNE
(57 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB203E65S
1962 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB202E65S
1965 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the N
(60 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC231E67S
1965 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 208).
- 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.