Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Sun night, moderate winds from the SE by Tue night).

Days 6-9 Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
35 ESE35
30 E30
30 ENE30
20 E20
20 E20
30 E30
35 ESE35
35 E35
35 ESE35
55 ESE55
60 SE60
60 ESE60
85 ESE85
90 E90
70 E70
40 ESE40
35 ESE35
35 ESE35
30 SE30
30 SSE30
30 SSE30
30 SE30
25 SSE25
20 SSE20
30 SSE30
25 SSE25
20 SSE20
clear clear clear some clouds cloudy some clouds clear some clouds clear clear clear some clouds some clouds clear some clouds clear clear some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
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High °C
-13 -13 -13 -15 -17 -17 -17 -17 -16 -16 -14 -10 -10 -14 -15 -17 -19 -19 -20 -20 -20 -21 -22 -22 -23 -25 -25
Low °C
-14 -14 -14 -16 -17 -17 -17 -17 -17 -17 -15 -11 -13 -15 -16 -19 -19 -20 -20 -20 -21 -22 -22 -23 -25 -25 -25
Chill °C
-24 -23 -23 -25 -27 -28 -29 -29 -28 -29 -28 -23 -24 -30 -30 -31 -32 -32 -32 -33 -33 -34 -34 -34 -35 -38 -37
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sunrise
- 5:35 - - 5:48 - - 6:01 - - 6:13 - - 6:26 - - 6:37 - - 6:50 - - 7:03 - - 7:16 -
Sunset
- - 6:29 - - 6:15 - - 6:02 - - 5:51 - - 5:37 - - 5:24 - - 5:12 - - 4:59 - - 4:45

Issued local time.

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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Lettau
138 km WSW
55m alt.
3 hours ago
-29.4° C
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Siple Dome
275 km ENE
620m alt.
3 hours ago
-18.8° C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
UnivWi21356
388 km E
549m alt.
3 hours ago
-14.5° C
-
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 0).
Gill
393 km WNW
30m alt.
3 hours ago
-33.5° C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
Schwerdtfeger
529 km W
60m alt.
3 hours ago
-35.4° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson and within an acceptable time window.