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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sat 14 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, near gales from the SSE by Thu night).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
30
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
25
E
40
E
40
E
30
SE
20
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
SSE
25
SSE
40
S
1
1
max °C
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-17
-15
-14
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
min °C
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-16
-17
-16
-14
-13
-14
-13
-12
-12
-13
-25
-23
-22
-24
-24
-24
-24
-22
-28
-30
-28
-25
-22
-25
-23
-20
-22
-23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
450
550
1150
1200
950
200
0
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, near gales from the SSE by Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
744 km W
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Mcmurdo Williams
749 km W
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Williams Field
750 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo
755 km W
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 150).
34 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
791 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
6.0 km
SHIP4261
827 km W
15m alt.
5 hours ago
0° C
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(47 kph at 160).
- km
SHIP4538
833 km W
3m alt.
57 minutes ago
-1° C
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 150).
SHIP1278
833 km W
-m alt.
57 minutes ago
-1° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 150).
Cape Ross
915 km W
212m alt.
57 minutes ago
-6° C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1106 km WNW
93m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).

* 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.