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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Mon morning, near gales from the SE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
25
SE
30
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
E
35
ENE
30
E
20
E
15
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
 cm 
1
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-19
-18
-17
-17
-16
-15
-15
-14
-16
-17
-21
-24
-24
-23
-22
-22
-19
min°C
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-16
-15
-15
-16
-19
-23
-24
-24
-24
-22
-22
-21
chill°C 
-32
-31
-29
-29
-29
-26
-26
-27
-29
-32
-37
-38
-35
-34
-35
-36
-35
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-28-28-28-27-27-27-28-29-32-32-32-32-31-30-29-24-23-22-23-22-20-20-21-22-23-27-26-27-27-25-24-23-20-19-18-18-17-16-15-15-16-18-22-24-24-24-22-22-20-24-20-17-15-14-12-12-13-13-15-20-20-21-23-23-23-22
Sunrise
6:18
6:05
5:52
5:39
5:26
Sunset
3:22
3:34
3:48
4:00
4:13
4:24

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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 Tue night, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Mon morning, near gales from the SE by Tue night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

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
-29° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo
759 km W
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-28° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: clear
Cape Ross
915 km W
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
938 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: scattered
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1106 km WNW
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cape Phillips
1223 km WNW
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-28° C
-
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 230).
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 140).
45 km
Mid: few
ASCATC249E66S
2365 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 229).
- 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.