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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 18 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Thu morning, near gales from the ESE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -34°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
25
E
25
ENE
45
SE
35
ENE
40
SE
30
E
45
ESE
50
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
45
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
35
S
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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1
max °C
-14
-17
-13
-13
-11
-10
-8
-9
-10
-12
-14
-15
-19
-21
-25
-30
-32
-33
min °C
-14
-17
-15
-16
-13
-11
-10
-9
-11
-13
-15
-18
-20
-23
-29
-31
-33
-34
-24
-28
-27
-28
-25
-22
-21
-21
-24
-26
-28
-31
-32
-34
-43
-45
-48
-52
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Thu morning, near gales from the ESE by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -34°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun morning, light winds from the SSE 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
-19° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB181E65S
1981 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSW
(62 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1986 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB178E65S
2035 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB179E65S
2037 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB177E65S
2056 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 205).
- km
hy2c232E66S
2083 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c245E68S
2087 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
2090 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB176E65S
2090 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSW
(62 kph at 200).
- 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.