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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Wed 11 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
NNW
0
NNW
5
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
ENE
30
SE
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
25
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
1
max °C
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-17
-18
-18
-17
-17
-16
-21
-15
-20
-23
-24
-26
-25
-26
-26
-25
-25
-24
-18
-22
-28
-26
-26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
250
400
200
150
250
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-26-25-25-23-22-24-24-24-24-24-24-25-25-24-25-20-20-20-20-20-19-18-20-19-19-20-20-20-21-21-20-21-15-15-15-15-15-15-14-15-15-15-16-17-18-18-17-17-16-12-15-13-13-15-14-11-12-12-14-17-17-18-18-15-15-14
Sunrise
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Fri night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
744 km W
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Mcmurdo Williams
749 km W
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
750 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
10.0 km
791 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-44° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
SHIP2411
824 km W
15m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
- km
Cape Ross
915 km W
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
SHIP2048
982 km WNW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 230).
17.7 km
Priestley Glacier
1255 km WNW
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC256E75S
1516 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NE
(23 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATB256E75S
1517 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 56).
- 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.