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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Wed 10 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu night, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
10
ENE
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
5
E
10
SE
 cm 
1
 mm 
max°C
-20
-21
-20
-19
-18
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
min°C
-21
-21
-21
-19
-19
-18
-17
-17
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
chill°C 
-31
-30
-30
-29
-30
-29
-28
-26
-28
-31
-32
-32
-30
-29
-27
-28
-26
-27
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
1500
300
50
50
100
50
50
50
50
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-25-25-24-24-23-23-23-24-25-25-26-26-26-27-27-27-27-21-21-21-19-19-18-17-17-19-20-20-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-16-16-15-15-14-13-12-12-13-14-15-14-14-14-14-14-14-15-11-12-13-11-10-10-8-7-9-10-9-8-7-8-9-8-9-11
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 -17°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu night, light winds from the N by Fri night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: few
Mcmurdo Williams
752 km W
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
ASCATB174E77S
754 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 169).
- km
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo
759 km W
24m alt.
4 hours ago
-5° C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
34 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB173E77S
766 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATB172E77S
779 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATC171E77S
791 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATB171E77S
792 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 179).
- km
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-29° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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.