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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat night, moderate winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
55
ESE
50
ESE
50
SE
45
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
45
SSE
35
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NE
10
SSW
20
SE
30
SE
25
E
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-12
-13
-14
-20
-22
-23
-25
-27
-26
-26
-27
-29
-32
-33
-26
-22
-22
-27
min °C
-11
-13
-14
-18
-21
-22
-25
-25
-27
-27
-26
-28
-31
-33
-33
-33
-24
-25
-29
 chill °C
-23
-26
-28
-31
-35
-36
-41
-40
-40
-41
-35
-34
-37
-44
-42
-33
-36
-38
-44
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)
1750
200
0
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-25-26-28-29-31-32-33-34-36-36-36-36-35-33-32-32-34-35-17-18-19-20-23-24-26-27-28-30-31-31-31-29-28-26-27-28-29-12-14-15-17-20-21-24-26-27-28-27-28-28-27-26-24-23-24-28-10-13-14-16-21-22-24-25-27-27-26-28-30-33-33-30-23-24-28
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: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat night, moderate winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

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
-11° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (48 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC180E76S
865 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATC179E76S
874 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATC262E70S
2060 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the WSW
(16 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB259E70S
2079 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the SW
(70 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB260E70S
2084 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB261E70S
2085 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC260E70S
2087 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB260E69S
2087 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC260E69S
2091 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 244).
- 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.