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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 12 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
SE
15
SE
10
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
10
NE
15
E
20
ESE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NE
20
ESE
35
ESE
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-12
-12
-12
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-13
min°C
-12
-12
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
chill°C 
-21
-19
-24
-25
-24
-22
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-21
-22
-21
-23
-26
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
650
250
150
50
100
100
50
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-23-24-25-25-25-25-26-27-26-27-27-27-26-24-24-23-23-17-18-19-19-20-20-20-20-21-21-21-21-21-20-20-20-19-19-12-12-13-14-14-15-15-15-15-16-16-15-15-14-14-14-14-14-9-8-10-11-10-10-9-9-11-11-11-12-10-9-11-9-9-11
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 Fri morning, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
747 km W
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Mcmurdo Williams
752 km W
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Mcmurdo
759 km W
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
36 km
Mid: clear
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
9.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Cape Ross
915 km W
212m alt.
58 minutes ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1106 km WNW
93m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
1223 km WNW
780m alt.
58 minutes ago
-9° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
Priestley Glacier
1255 km WNW
1925m alt.
58 minutes ago
-17° C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
58 minutes ago
-44° C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).

* 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.