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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 17 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, near gales from the ESE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SE by Mon night).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
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PM
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PM
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PM
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night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
km/h
20
SE
15
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ENE
40
SE
30
ESE
45
SE
55
ESE
65
ESE
60
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
SE
40
SE
30
SE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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max °C
-20
-19
-15
-14
-17
-13
-12
-10
-7
-9
-9
-10
-11
-12
-13
-16
-17
-20
min °C
-20
-20
-17
-15
-17
-16
-13
-11
-9
-9
-9
-11
-12
-12
-15
-17
-18
-23
-30
-30
-28
-25
-27
-28
-24
-23
-20
-22
-21
-24
-25
-25
-28
-30
-32
-36
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Cloud base (m)
1100
150
50
100
4600
0
4550
4300
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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
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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 -7°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, near gales from the ESE by Fri night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SE by Mon 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
-22° C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
ASCATB184E66S
1948 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB185E66S
1957 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
1974 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1976 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
1991 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSW
(62 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATB187E65S
2000 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the SSW
(71 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB188E65S
2010 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the SSW
(68 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB190E65S
2024 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSE
(59 kph at 152).
- 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.