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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 23 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the N by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
35
E
50
E
55
ENE
85
E
55
NE
50
NNE
20
E
25
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NE
15
SE
40
SE
30
E
50
ENE
25
NE
15
E
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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1
max °C
-20
-19
-20
-23
-26
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
-24
-21
-19
-20
-23
-23
-23
min °C
-22
-20
-22
-25
-26
-26
-24
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-23
-20
-24
-24
-23
-23
-36
-36
-40
-44
-44
-44
-35
-38
-35
-37
-36
-34
-32
-34
-41
-41
-36
-34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
450
150
0
250
0
100
200
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-27-30-31-32-31-32-32-32-32-32-29-27-29-30-30-30-21-20-21-24-26-25-24-25-25-26-26-25-22-20-22-24-23-23-16-14-15-19-23-22-20-20-21-21-21-20-18-16-18-20-19-19-15-13-11-16-25-25-21-19-20-24-25-23-20-16-17-22-24-24
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 -19°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the N by Mon night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

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
-17° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC183E66S
1873 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the ENE
(67 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATC184E66S
1890 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the ENE
(69 kph at 64).
- km
ASCATC182E66S
1891 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the ENE
(61 kph at 63).
- km
ASCATB186E66S
1908 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the ENE
(61 kph at 57).
- km
ASCATC179E66S
1912 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC185E66S
1916 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the ENE
(66 kph at 59).
- km
ASCATC187E66S
1920 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the ENE
(63 kph at 63).
- km
ASCATC186E66S
1926 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the ENE
(64 kph at 64).
- km
ASCATC180E66S
1926 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 284).
- 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.