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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Tue night).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
10
SSE
15
NW
10
NE
10
ESE
20
SE
35
SE
35
SE
45
SE
35
SE
35
SE
45
SE
 cm 
2
1
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-16
-14
-14
-14
-15
-16
-17
-19
-19
-20
-21
-22
-22
-21
-20
-19
-19
-18
-18
min°C
-20
-15
-14
-15
-15
-16
-18
-19
-20
-21
-21
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-19
-19
-18
chill°C 
-31
-27
-26
-25
-25
-25
-29
-30
-26
-30
-28
-30
-32
-35
-34
-33
-32
-32
-33
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
200
50
0
0
50
50
50
50
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-27-26-26-27-28-30-30-29-30-31-31-30-29-29-30-29-29-29-23-21-20-20-21-22-23-24-23-24-26-26-25-24-24-24-24-23-23-18-15-14-15-15-16-18-19-20-21-21-22-22-21-20-20-19-19-18-17-13-11-11-13-15-18-18-17-20-22-27-29-27-26-26-24-24-23
Sunrise
5:26
5:13
5:01
4:48
4:35
4:22
Sunset
4:24
4:37
4:49
5:01
5:14
5:25

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Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Tue night).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo
759 km W
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
36 km
Mid: clear
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
1.8 km
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
1.8 km
Mid: scattered
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1106 km WNW
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
Cape Phillips
1223 km WNW
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-23° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC182E64S
2187 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
2191 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 34).
- 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.