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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the E by Wed morning).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
15
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
30
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
W
20
W
5
SW
25
ESE
50
ESE
50
E
30
ENE
1
2
1
max °C
-20
-17
-14
-13
-13
-14
-15
-17
-19
-21
-20
-19
-19
-18
-16
-15
-14
-15
-15
min °C
-23
-18
-15
-14
-13
-14
-16
-18
-20
-22
-21
-19
-19
-19
-18
-16
-15
-15
-17
-31
-30
-27
-26
-24
-25
-29
-29
-31
-32
-32
-27
-26
-29
-23
-24
-29
-28
-28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1450
350
400
0
0
0
3500
100
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-27-26-25-25-26-28-29-30-31-30-30-30-29-26-24-25-26-27-25-21-19-19-19-20-21-22-24-26-25-24-24-24-21-19-19-19-21-22-18-15-14-13-14-16-18-20-22-21-19-19-19-17-16-15-15-16-25-18-14-11-11-11-13-15-18-20-21-21-21-24-24-20-16-14-15
Sunrise
5:26
5:39
5:52
6:03
6:16
6:28
Sunset
6:37
6:24
6:13
6:00
5:46
5:34

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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 -13°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the E by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-20° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo
759 km W
24m alt.
49 minutes ago
-20° C
Hail showers.
41
Strong winds from the
(41 kph at 270).
29 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB182E76S
857 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB181E76S
870 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB180E76S
874 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB179E76S
879 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATB178E76S
884 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB177E76S
891 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATB183E75S
893 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB176E76S
897 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 203).
- 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.