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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
25
ENE
3
2
1
2
4
4
3
max °C
-21
-20
-19
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-10
-10
-11
-12
min °C
-21
-21
-20
-18
-17
-16
-15
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-12
-11
-10
-11
-14
-32
-31
-30
-26
-26
-25
-23
-21
-21
-24
-24
-24
-23
-20
-18
-17
-18
-25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
250
0
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
747 km W
10m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Mcmurdo Williams
752 km W
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo
759 km W
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
clear
Clear skies.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
34 km
Mid: clear
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-37° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Cape Ross
915 km W
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
Cape Phillips
1223 km WNW
780m alt.
4 hours ago
-9° C
-
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 230).
Priestley Glacier
1255 km WNW
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
BaseBelgranoII
2040 km SSE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
2259 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).

* 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.