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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the SE by Wed morning).

Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
E
40
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
20
SE
5
WNW
20
NW
10
NE
40
ESE
55
SE
55
SE
45
SE
2
max °C
-11
-10
-11
-11
-12
-14
-17
-17
-15
-16
-17
-21
-24
-19
-17
-16
-16
min °C
-12
-11
-11
-12
-15
-17
-17
-20
-17
-17
-20
-22
-24
-23
-18
-17
-17
-23
-22
-20
-19
-25
-28
-27
-31
-29
-24
-30
-32
-32
-36
-33
-32
-30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
50
500
50
100
1250
0
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-25-26-27-28-28-30-30-29-29-29-29-28-25-24-24-25-18-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-23-23-23-24-23-20-18-18-19-13-13-13-14-15-18-20-20-18-17-18-19-19-17-16-15-15-12-11-11-12-14-16-17-19-16-17-19-22-24-21-18-17-17
Sunrise
5:39
5:52
6:03
6:16
6:28
Sunset
6:37
6:24
6:13
6:00
5:46
5:34

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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the SE by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
-17° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB182E76S
860 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
80
Severe gales from the SW
(80 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB180E76S
868 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the SW
(76 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB181E76S
869 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the SW
(75 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB179E76S
879 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB178E76S
892 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB177E76S
892 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB176E76S
894 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB175E76S
908 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB174E76S
911 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 229).
- 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.