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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri afternoon, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
40
E
40
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SSE
55
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
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max °C
-25
-24
-23
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
min °C
-25
-26
-23
-23
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-41
-42
-39
-40
-42
-42
-42
-40
-41
-41
-42
-41
-42
-42
-40
-38
-39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
3750
0
50
50
50
7350
7950
1450
650
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 -22°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri afternoon, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sat afternoon, moderate winds 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
747 km W
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
hy2c261E71S
1930 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NE
(58 kph at 45).
- km
hy2c263E71S
1962 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NE
(56 kph at 45).
- km
hy2c262E71S
1967 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NE
(57 kph at 38).
- km
hy2c255E70S
1974 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC277E73S
1985 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the E
(51 kph at 81).
- km
hy2c253E70S
1987 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c254E70S
1988 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 298).
- 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.