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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Fri 30 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, strong winds from the E by Tue night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
20
NE
30
NE
35
E
40
E
30
NE
40
NE
1
2
2
4
1
4
1
max °C
-14
-13
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-9
-8
-8
-7
-7
-9
-10
min °C
-15
-14
-13
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
-11
-9
-8
-9
-8
-9
-11
-26
-25
-24
-20
-19
-18
-17
-18
-19
-19
-18
-16
-16
-17
-19
-16
-18
-22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
0
Cloud base (m)
4550
150
400
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, strong winds from the E 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
747 km W
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
752 km W
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 160 degs)
(31 kph at 100).
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-37° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB172E77S
805 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the S
(64 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATB171E77S
806 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the S
(70 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATB175E77S
808 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the S
(60 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATB176E76S
810 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSE
(60 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATB173E77S
817 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the S
(63 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATB174E77S
818 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the S
(62 kph at 170).
- 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.