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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 02 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the E by Fri morning).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
night
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part cloud
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light snow
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part cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
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some clouds
clear
km/h
40
ESE
50
ESE
35
E
25
SE
20
SE
5
SE
15
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SE
20
S
30
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25
S
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
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E
15
ESE
25
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max °C
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-15
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-17
-24
-21
-14
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-18
-20
-20
-23
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min °C
-12
-11
-15
-17
-14
-16
-23
-25
-22
-20
-13
-17
-17
-19
-20
-22
-24
-25
-22
-23
-23
-24
-27
-23
-21
-30
-33
-33
-32
-23
-26
-28
-30
-30
-31
-33
-36
-36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
50
100
50
0
50
50
0
1100
1400
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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 -10°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the E by Fri morning).

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
-28° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
50 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
High: few
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-62° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB212E68S
1714 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the WNW
(81 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATC212E68S
1716 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the W
(81 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC203E68S
1721 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC204E68S
1722 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the WSW
(69 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC205E68S
1723 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB205E68S
1729 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB204E68S
1729 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 251).
- 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.