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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, near gales from the ESE by Sat night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
30
S
35
S
25
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
20
ENE
30
ENE
40
ESE
50
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-26
-27
-26
-27
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-26
-25
-22
-21
-19
-17
min °C
-26
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-25
-26
-26
-27
-27
-26
-24
-22
-20
-17
-41
-43
-41
-38
-32
-26
-34
-38
-36
-37
-36
-38
-39
-37
-35
-35
-34
-31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
250
50
50
50
50
50
0
450
300
250
1850
4000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-32-31-32-32-33-32-31-29-28-26-24-26-27-27-27-27-26-26-26-25-26-26-27-27-26-23-22-20-17-23-23-24-24-24-24-23-23-24-24-25-26-25-22-19-17-15-13-31-32-34-34-35-36-35-33-34-34-35-32-28-25-21-18-16-13
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 -25°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, near gales from the ESE by Sat 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
-25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c230E67S
1960 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 30).
- km
hy2c227E67S
1973 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 58).
- km
hy2c228E67S
1976 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 45).
- km
hy2c226E67S
1981 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 72).
- km
hy2c229E67S
1982 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 42).
- km
hy2c231E67S
1983 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
- km
hy2c228E66S
2004 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c222E66S
2009 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 122).
- 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.