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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
30
ESE
30
E
1
1
2
max °C
-16
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-19
-23
-23
-21
-19
-15
-15
-15
-17
min °C
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-18
-22
-24
-25
-22
-20
-17
-15
-16
-18
-22
-20
-21
-24
-24
-23
-24
-24
-29
-34
-36
-38
-34
-34
-29
-26
-28
-30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
200
50
0
1250
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-25-25-24-24-24-25-25-26-28-31-33-30-30-28-27-28-29-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-20-22-27-29-26-24-22-21-21-22-16-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-21-24-24-22-20-16-15-16-18-19-17-18-20-22-19-16-15-16-20-24-28-23-19-15-12-12-14
Sunrise
4:35
4:48
5:01
5:13
5:26
5:39
Sunset
7:30
7:17
7:05
6:51
6:37
6:24

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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 -14°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Mcmurdo
759 km W
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
915 km W
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1106 km WNW
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
Cape Phillips
1223 km WNW
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
Priestley Glacier
1255 km WNW
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB248E74S
1497 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB256E75S
1512 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ENE
(40 kph at 70).
- km
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
ASCATB251E72S
1752 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 278).
- 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.