Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
0
50
50
50
0
km/h
20
E
35
ESE
15
NE
55
NNW
60
NNW
45
N
30
NNE
50
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
3
7
1
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-22
-23
-23
-23
-17
-15
-15
-18
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-25
min °C
-23
-23
-24
-23
-23
-21
-16
-17
-23
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
-25
-25
 chill °C
-34
-38
-40
-40
-41
-37
-28
-30
-40
-36
-36
-34
-28
-23
-34
-37
-37
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-30-30-29-26-22-23-27-29-29-29-29-30-30-29-29-29-23-23-24-23-23-19-16-16-21-22-22-23-23-23-24-24-25-25-19-18-19-19-19-15-12-11-15-16-16-16-17-17-19-20-20-20-18-17-18-18-19-14-10-6-9-11-12-12-13-16-19-19-18-18
Sunrise
7:13
7:00
6:46
6:31
6:18
6:05
Sunset
2:41
2:55
3:08
3:22
3:34
3:48

Loading...

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

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
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
clear
Haze -.
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 110).
2.7 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB183E65S
1969 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1988 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATB187E65S
2018 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATB189E65S
2023 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB190E65S
2032 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the N
(34 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
2040 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 39).
- 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.