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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 25 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, near gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
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
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
km/h
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
20
SE
15
S
25
E
40
ESE
30
E
35
E
20
NE
45
NE
20
ENE
25
SSE
50
SSE
35
E
35
E
45
ENE
35
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
1
max °C
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
-22
-23
-23
-23
-27
-24
-21
-20
-20
-17
-19
-20
-20
min °C
-24
-25
-25
-25
-27
-27
-25
-23
-24
-26
-27
-26
-24
-21
-21
-18
-20
-21
-22
-34
-33
-33
-33
-42
-38
-36
-38
-39
-39
-40
-43
-38
-33
-37
-32
-34
-37
-36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1550
0
5050
4550
300
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 -22°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, near gales from the SSE by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-22° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB260E71S
1980 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC260E71S
1986 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC260E70S
1989 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC261E71S
1990 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB260E70S
1993 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB261E71S
1995 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NW
(12 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB261E70S
2002 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the WNW
(12 kph at 290).
- 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.