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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 18 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 Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Thu afternoon, gales from the ESE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
PM
night
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night
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PM
night
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night
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night
part cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
25
E
50
SE
30
ENE
40
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
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SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
Snow map
Snow map
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Snow map
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max °C
-17
-12
-14
-11
-10
-9
-8
-10
-12
-14
-16
-19
-22
-23
-25
-27
-29
min °C
-18
-14
-15
-13
-10
-10
-8
-11
-13
-15
-18
-20
-22
-24
-26
-28
-30
-29
-27
-27
-25
-22
-21
-19
-24
-26
-27
-30
-32
-34
-36
-39
-42
-44
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0
0
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0
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Cloud base (m)
500
4800
4150
150
0
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
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Sunset
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 Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Thu afternoon, gales from the ESE by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

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.
1 hour ago
-16° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC262E70S
2118 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB262E70S
2127 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB263E70S
2137 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATB256E69S
2141 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATC263E70S
2141 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATC257E69S
2151 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATC264E70S
2151 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the N
(34 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB264E70S
2151 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 7).
- 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.