Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 6-9 Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, near gales from the S by Tue night).

Saturday
30
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
15 SSW15
25 SSW25
30 SW30
35 SW35
35 SW35
25 W25
35 WNW35
30 WNW30
25 NNW25
30 N30
25 N25
20 NNW20
25 NNE25
25 NNE25
25 NE25
25 E25
25 E25
25 E25
25 ESE25
20 ESE20
15 NE15
30 E30
30 ESE30
30 ESE30
30 ESE30
35 ESE35
30 SE30
clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds some clouds cloudy cloudy some clouds cloudy light snow light snow cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy some clouds some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-19 -19 -19 -21 -22 -23 -24 -24 -23 -23 -23 -25 -25 -26 -26 -26 -26 -27 -27 -27 -27 -29 -28 -29 -32 -35 -32
Low °C
-19 -19 -20 -21 -22 -24 -24 -24 -24 -23 -24 -26 -26 -26 -26 -26 -27 -27 -27 -27 -28 -29 -28 -31 -34 -35 -35
Chill °C
-28 -30 -31 -35 -36 -36 -38 -38 -35 -36 -35 -37 -38 -39 -39 -40 -40 -40 -41 -39 -37 -44 -43 -44 -48 -53 -46
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-24-25-25-26-27-28-29-29-28-28-29-30-31-32-32-32-32-33-33-33-33-35-34-35-38-40-38-19-19-19-21-22-23-24-24-23-23-23-25-25-26-26-26-26-27-27-27-27-29-28-29-32-35-32-14-15-16-18-20-20-20-20-19-19-19-19-20-20-20-20-21-21-21-22-23-23-24-25-30-31-29-19-20-20-21-22-22-23-23-24-22-21-22-21-21-21-22-21-21-21-22-23-23-23-25-30-31-29
Sunrise
12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 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 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 -

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 2500 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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Lettau
138 km WSW
55m alt.
1 hour ago
-33.5° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
Siple Dome
275 km ENE
620m alt.
1 hour ago
-17.6° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 180).
Elaine
283 km SW
60m alt.
1 hour ago
-27.8° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Univ Wi 21356
388 km E
549m alt.
1 hour ago
-34.9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 360).
Gill
393 km WNW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
No report.

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson and within an acceptable time window.