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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. 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 E by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the E by Mon night).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
km/h
35
SE
25
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
60
E
45
ENE
50
E
55
ENE
80
E
60
ENE
55
NE
40
NE
20
ESE
20
E
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-25
-27
-26
-24
-23
-21
-20
-20
-22
-24
-26
-25
-25
-26
-26
-28
-29
min °C
-27
-28
-27
-25
-24
-22
-21
-20
-23
-26
-28
-26
-26
-26
-27
-29
-29
-42
-41
-40
-38
-40
-38
-37
-35
-41
-45
-46
-42
-39
-39
-42
-45
-46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
100
1300
950
400
450
1100
0
50
50
0
150
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-33-32-31-30-28-26-27-29-31-33-32-32-32-33-34-34-26-28-27-25-24-22-21-20-23-25-27-26-26-26-27-29-29-24-26-25-22-19-16-15-14-16-21-24-23-22-22-22-23-24-27-28-29-25-18-14-13-10-10-21-26-27-23-21-22-24-25
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 -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 E by Sun morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the E by Mon 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
-28° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: scattered
938 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: scattered
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-29° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: few
hy2c208E66S
1953 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c207E66S
1957 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c211E66S
1969 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 332).
- km
hy2c215E66S
1977 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 330).
- km
hy2c208E65S
1982 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c212E65S
1994 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 332).
- 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.