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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
70
ESE
60
ESE
70
ESE
50
ESE
25
SE
20
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
NE
10
N
15
NNE
25
E
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-16
-18
-18
-19
-22
-23
-25
-27
-28
-29
-31
-31
-30
-29
-27
-25
-26
-27
-28
min °C
-17
-18
-19
-21
-23
-24
-27
-27
-28
-31
-31
-31
-31
-29
-28
-26
-27
-28
-29
 chill °C
-33
-34
-36
-35
-33
-35
-42
-42
-41
-44
-43
-40
-31
-39
-38
-37
-45
-45
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1750
200
0
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-25-26-28-29-31-32-33-34-36-36-36-36-35-33-32-32-34-35-17-18-19-20-23-24-26-27-28-30-31-31-31-29-28-26-27-28-29-12-14-15-17-20-21-24-26-27-28-27-28-28-27-26-24-23-24-28-10-13-14-16-21-22-24-25-27-27-26-28-30-33-33-30-23-24-28
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 -16°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the ESE by Fri 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
-10° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (70 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATB177E75S
910 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the S
(47 kph at 183).
- km
ASCATB230E67S
2024 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the NNE
(73 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATB231E67S
2029 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the NNE
(65 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB231E66S
2035 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the NNE
(67 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB230E66S
2036 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the NNE
(73 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATB262E70S
2040 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATC262E70S
2042 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC230E66S
2045 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the NNE
(82 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC231E66S
2047 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the NNE
(69 kph at 17).
- 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.