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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -32°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
40
ESE
70
SE
45
ESE
45
ENE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
ENE
25
ESE
35
SE
40
SSE
45
SSE
30
SSE
20
ESE
35
SE
35
E
25
E
15
SE
10
NE
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max °C
-30
-23
-23
-29
-29
-30
-30
-29
-30
-27
-24
-16
-16
-11
-10
-14
-15
-14
min °C
-32
-26
-29
-29
-29
-31
-30
-31
-31
-29
-25
-21
-19
-12
-13
-14
-16
-20
-50
-46
-47
-47
-45
-46
-43
-46
-47
-46
-41
-35
-30
-23
-24
-24
-26
-29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
50
100
50
50
50
0
3100
100
200
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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
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. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -32°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-20° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB216E68S
1721 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the N
(58 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB214E68S
1738 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB213E68S
1745 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB215E68S
1749 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB212E68S
1750 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSW
(55 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATB217E68S
1757 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB212E67S
1763 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 210).
- 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.