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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
PM
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AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
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night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
km/h
15
E
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
30
ENE
30
SE
30
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
55
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
10
SE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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Snow map
Snow map
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max °C
-22
-20
-20
-18
-14
-14
-16
-13
-12
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-13
-16
-16
min °C
-24
-21
-20
-19
-16
-15
-18
-14
-13
-11
-10
-10
-10
-11
-14
-18
-20
-34
-31
-30
-29
-27
-26
-30
-25
-24
-22
-22
-22
-22
-23
-27
-30
-29
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
50
500
350
350
8050
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 -12°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Fri morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB256E69S
2145 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATB257E69S
2157 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATB258E69S
2165 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATB253E68S
2195 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB245E67S
2199 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB246E67S
2213 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB254E68S
2218 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 260).
- 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.