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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 20 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, near gales from the ESE by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
20
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
55
ESE
40
E
35
E
25
ESE
40
NE
25
NNE
10
E
10
SE
10
NE
25
ENE
20
ESE
30
SE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
max °C
-27
-31
-29
-29
-25
-19
-14
-12
-11
-10
-10
-11
-17
-25
-22
-21
-19
-19
-19
min °C
-30
-32
-29
-31
-28
-21
-18
-12
-12
-10
-11
-14
-26
-25
-23
-23
-19
-19
-20
-41
-48
-45
-47
-42
-35
-32
-25
-23
-20
-20
-27
-35
-33
-30
-29
-30
-30
-32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
150
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450
50
50
0
0
450
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-33-33-32-30-29-27-26-26-27-30-31-32-32-33-33-33-32-25-26-27-28-27-24-24-22-21-20-21-24-25-25-26-26-27-26-25-23-24-25-26-23-20-19-15-15-14-14-18-21-22-22-22-22-22-19-29-32-29-30-27-20-16-12-12-10-11-13-22-25-23-22-19-19-20
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, near gales from the ESE by Sat morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 500 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
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: few
ASCATB173E67S
1908 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB172E67S
1912 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATC188E66S
1945 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC187E66S
1948 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC186E66S
1952 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC185E66S
1956 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB174E66S
1962 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB256E70S
1976 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 349).
- 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.