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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
25
NE
3
2
1
1
4
2
2
max °C
-17
-17
-16
-14
-13
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-6
-6
-7
-9
min °C
-17
-17
-17
-15
-14
-12
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-7
-8
-10
-28
-28
-27
-25
-25
-22
-20
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-16
-14
-14
-13
-15
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
250
0
1250
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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 1500 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
747 km W
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Mcmurdo Williams
752 km W
22m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
Clear
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo
759 km W
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
clear
Clear skies.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
34 km
Mid: clear
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-37° C
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Cape Ross
915 km W
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
Cape Phillips
1223 km WNW
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 230).
Priestley Glacier
1255 km WNW
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-19° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-39° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
ASCATB277E73S
1965 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 89).
- 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.