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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Tue 18 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
55
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
30
ENE
40
ENE
35
E
25
E
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-22
-21
-21
-22
-21
-21
-21
-20
-13
-10
-11
-11
min°C
-23
-24
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-18
-11
-12
-14
chill°C 
-40
-40
-38
-36
-35
-36
-36
-33
-32
-29
-32
-32
-31
-30
-28
-22
-23
-25
Freezing level (m
0
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
250
200
150
150
200
450
200
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-28-28-29-28-27-28-28-27-27-27-26-22-18-18-19-23-24-23-23-23-23-23-21-22-22-22-22-22-21-16-11-12-13-18-18-18-17-18-18-16-16-15-15-15-15-15-15-11-6-6-8-15-16-18-16-16-17-14-13-15-13-13-14-12-13-9-3-3-6
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sun night).

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.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
747 km W
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mcmurdo Williams
752 km W
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo
759 km W
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
36 km
Mid: clear
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-40° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATB176E77S
799 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB175E77S
804 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB176E76S
810 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB175E76S
814 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 196).
- km
Cape Ross
915 km W
212m alt.
41 minutes ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.

* 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.