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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
light snow
km/h
60
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
20
SE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SSE
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-8
-9
-9
-12
-14
-15
-19
-20
-22
-24
-25
-26
-28
-29
-29
-30
-28
-19
min °C
-8
-9
-12
-13
-14
-18
-20
-21
-26
-24
-25
-27
-29
-29
-31
-31
-29
-25
 chill °C
-20
-21
-24
-25
-27
-31
-33
-35
-40
-37
-39
-38
-37
-38
-31
-31
-37
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
8100
400
0
50
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-24-24-25-26-27-29-29-31-33-35-36-36-36-36-35-33-30-15-16-17-18-18-20-22-22-24-26-28-30-30-30-30-29-27-25-10-11-13-14-15-16-19-20-22-25-26-26-26-26-26-25-23-22-8-9-11-13-14-17-20-21-24-24-25-27-29-29-30-31-29-22
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 -8°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SE by Mon night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu 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
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB180E76S
843 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATB179E76S
845 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATC179E76S
854 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the S
(47 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
2039 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATC185E65S
2047 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
2051 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
2059 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB186E64S
2067 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
2067 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 285).
- 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.