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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, severe gales from the E by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue afternoon, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
25
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
35
E
50
E
85
E
50
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
30
ESE
35
SE
15
SSE
10
WSW
15
W
3
1
max °C
-36
-35
-35
-34
-32
-29
-28
-27
-31
-32
-34
-36
-36
-35
-36
-37
-38
min °C
-36
-36
-35
-34
-34
-30
-29
-29
-31
-33
-36
-36
-36
-36
-37
-38
-40
-52
-51
-46
-46
-48
-43
-46
-49
-54
-52
-54
-53
-53
-51
-48
-51
-40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
0
0
1400
50
50
0
0
50
500
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-39-39-38-36-35-35-37-38-40-41-41-40-41-43-44-36-36-35-34-33-30-29-28-31-33-35-36-36-36-37-38-39-33-32-32-31-30-27-25-22-28-31-32-33-33-32-31-32-34-32-33-35-37-36-29-23-19-26-29-30-33-34-33-29-29-32
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, severe gales from the E by Tue morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue afternoon, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu 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
-30° C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: few
938 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: scattered
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB274E73S
1975 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATC227E67S
1981 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATC274E73S
1984 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATB275E73S
1991 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB227E67S
1992 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSE
(51 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATC275E73S
1993 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 210).
- 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.