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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Mon 26 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
45
SSE
35
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
S
30
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
25
ESE
25
E
35
E
35
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
1
2
2
max °C
-12
-12
-13
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-17
-15
-14
-12
-10
-10
-9
-9
min °C
-12
-12
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-15
-13
-11
-10
-10
-9
-24
-23
-23
-22
-22
-22
-20
-21
-27
-29
-29
-28
-25
-23
-22
-20
-19
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
3450
0
0
200
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-22-24-25-26-27-27-27-28-26-26-25-23-22-21-19-20-19-17-17-19-20-21-22-22-22-22-21-21-19-18-17-16-14-14-14-12-12-14-14-15-15-15-15-16-17-17-16-15-13-11-10-10-9-10-11-13-12-12-15-13-13-16-15-15-17-14-11-8-5-4-5
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-3° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Mcmurdo Williams
752 km W
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Mcmurdo
759 km W
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
13
Light winds from the
(13 kph at 270).
32 km
Mid: clear
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
light snow
Snow grains.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
2.4 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
Cape Ross
915 km W
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1106 km WNW
93m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
Cape Phillips
1223 km WNW
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
Priestley Glacier
1255 km WNW
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-39° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 40).

* 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.