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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 17 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
night
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snow showers
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clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ENE
40
SE
35
E
35
SE
35
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
SE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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2
max °C
-15
-14
-16
-13
-12
-12
-8
-8
-9
-10
-12
-14
-16
-21
-23
-24
-25
-24
-24
min °C
-17
-14
-16
-16
-15
-15
-10
-9
-9
-11
-13
-15
-20
-22
-23
-26
-26
-25
-26
-28
-24
-25
-28
-26
-27
-20
-21
-21
-24
-26
-28
-33
-35
-36
-39
-39
-36
-38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
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Cloud base (m)
250
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1300
7500
5050
0
350
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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 -8°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, near gales from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the E by Tue 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
ASCATB187E77S
640 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATC185E77S
671 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSE
(29 kph at 164).
- km
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC244E68S
2063 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATC243E68S
2067 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB244E68S
2070 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB243E67S
2075 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATC245E68S
2076 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATC244E67S
2079 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB245E68S
2080 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 13).
- 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.