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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 02 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the SSE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
km/h
5
ESE
10
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
50
SSE
50
SSE
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
5
S
15
SW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
20
WSW
10
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
max °C
-25
-24
-24
-24
-18
-15
-17
-26
-27
-28
-27
-24
-22
-22
-25
-25
-27
min °C
-25
-25
-24
-25
-23
-16
-22
-27
-27
-28
-31
-26
-23
-24
-26
-26
-32
-25
-32
-35
-38
-38
-30
-37
-43
-42
-40
-38
-37
-36
-38
-40
-39
-40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
4850
1600
0
50
500
0
0
3850
1700
450
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 -15°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the SSE by Wed night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-21° C
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
hy2c181E66S
1948 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NE
(12 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATB258E71S
1954 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 52).
- km
hy2c182E66S
1963 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NNE
(10 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATC258E71S
1963 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATB259E71S
1968 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NE
(29 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATC259E71S
1975 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATC260E71S
1983 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB260E71S
1990 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 46).
- 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.