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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 24 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, near gales from the SE by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
15
ENE
15
S
20
SSE
40
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
55
SE
45
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
50
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-25
-20
-17
-20
-26
-28
-28
-29
-33
-30
-32
-32
-31
-29
-28
-26
-26
-25
-24
min °C
-26
-22
-18
-26
-26
-28
-30
-31
-33
-32
-32
-32
-32
-30
-29
-28
-26
-25
-24
 chill °C
-37
-32
-28
-43
-42
-45
-48
-50
-53
-50
-46
-48
-48
-42
-40
-40
-40
-39
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
9750
4200
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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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, near gales from the SE by Fri night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

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.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
ASCATC246E68S
2100 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the W
(71 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC247E68S
2111 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC257E69S
2122 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC256E69S
2123 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC255E69S
2127 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC247E67S
2133 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC258E69S
2135 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC259E69S
2136 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the N
(34 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC256E68S
2139 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 277).
- 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.