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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the E by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
20
NNW
25
E
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
1
2
1
3
3
1
max °C
-14
-14
-16
-17
-17
-21
-22
-18
-16
-15
-14
-14
-14
-15
-18
-21
-23
min °C
-14
-16
-16
-17
-20
-22
-23
-22
-17
-15
-14
-14
-14
-17
-20
-22
-23
-24
-26
-26
-26
-31
-34
-33
-32
-30
-28
-26
-26
-25
-29
-33
-35
-36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
150
0
350
1300
150
550
200
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-25-25-26-28-32-32-30-27-26-25-25-26-27-30-31-33-19-19-20-21-22-27-28-25-21-20-19-19-19-21-23-25-29-14-15-16-17-19-22-23-20-17-15-14-14-14-16-19-22-23-16-18-18-17-19-25-26-23-16-13-11-12-12-14-19-20-20
Sunrise
5:01
5:13
5:26
5:39
5:52
Sunset
7:17
7:05
6:51
6:37
6:24
6:13

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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 afternoon, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the E by Thu night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

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
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 360 to 060 degs)
(17 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo
759 km W
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the
(15 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: clear
Cape Ross
915 km W
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 210).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1106 km WNW
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-
74
Gales from the W
(74 kph at 280).
ASCATB203E73S
1162 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATC204E73S
1165 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC202E73S
1165 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB202E73S
1167 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB204E73S
1169 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC203E73S
1169 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 202).
- 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.