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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 14 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -37°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, light winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, severe gales from the ESE by Sat morning).

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
E
25
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
20
E
55
SE
65
ESE
35
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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max °C
-35
-32
-29
-28
-26
-24
-22
-22
-20
-18
-15
-13
-14
-14
-11
-11
-10
min °C
-37
-34
-30
-28
-27
-25
-22
-23
-21
-19
-17
-14
-14
-18
-15
-11
-12
-52
-51
-46
-43
-41
-34
-32
-35
-32
-31
-29
-25
-25
-28
-29
-24
-22
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0
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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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. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -37°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, light winds from the SE by Tue morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, severe gales from the ESE by Sat 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
-33° C
clear
Clear
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
10.0 km
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
High: few
938 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: few
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
32 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-68° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC241E67S
2141 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the E
(53 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATB244E67S
2150 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATC244E67S
2152 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATC242E67S
2158 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 92).
- 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.