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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 23 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, gales from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
km/h
45
ESE
50
ESE
35
E
35
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
15
ESE
20
E
5
WSW
15
NW
10
N
10
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
45
SSE
60
SE
65
ESE
40
E
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-13
-12
-9
-13
-24
-23
-20
-17
-17
-21
-23
-21
-21
-20
-11
-11
-18
-21
min °C
-14
-12
-11
-18
-25
-25
-21
-19
-19
-22
-24
-24
-22
-21
-18
-13
-20
-22
-27
-24
-22
-31
-39
-39
-30
-29
-26
-30
-30
-30
-32
-33
-31
-26
-36
-35
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1450
350
50
200
150
400
550
0
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-27-30-32-32-31-32-32-33-34-34-32-30-26-27-29-31-21-20-21-24-27-26-25-26-26-27-28-28-26-23-20-20-22-25-15-14-15-19-24-22-21-21-21-21-22-22-20-18-15-16-21-23-14-12-10-16-25-24-21-18-18-22-24-23-22-21-15-12-19-22
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 -9°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, gales from the ESE by Thu 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
-17° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
1.7 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 230).
ASCATC172E66S
1947 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC173E66S
2006 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC170E66S
2017 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC171E66S
2018 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC173E65S
2030 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC171E65S
2041 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC172E65S
2043 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 232).
- 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.