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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed afternoon, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
35
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
40
SE
50
E
35
E
35
E
45
E
55
ESE
45
ESE
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2
max °C
-23
-21
-20
-19
-19
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
min °C
-23
-23
-21
-20
-21
-22
-23
-23
-23
-23
-22
-21
-21
-22
-21
-21
-23
-37
-36
-32
-33
-34
-34
-33
-33
-32
-35
-35
-36
-35
-35
-36
-38
-39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
200
1200
150
200
150
2350
400
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-27-26-28-29-30-30-30-30-28-28-27-27-27-27-28-23-22-21-20-20-22-23-23-23-23-21-21-21-22-21-21-22-16-17-15-15-16-18-18-18-17-16-16-17-16-18-17-17-19-22-19-14-18-18-20-20-23-22-18-18-21-21-19-19-17-20
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 -19°C on Wed afternoon, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-17° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
47 minutes ago
-63° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
ASCATC259E72S
1869 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 64).
- km
ASCATC260E72S
1876 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the ENE
(53 kph at 65).
- km
ASCATC258E71S
1956 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 64).
- km
hy2c263E71S
1965 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the ENE
(60 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATC259E71S
1971 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 66).
- km
hy2c262E71S
1973 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the ENE
(59 kph at 68).
- km
hy2c260E71S
1973 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ENE
(50 kph at 62).
- km
hy2c261E71S
1980 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the ENE
(53 kph at 62).
- 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.