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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 18 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, gales from the SSE by Tue night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
20
SSE
25
SE
40
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSW
30
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
20
ESE
25
SSE
25
SSE
40
SSE
55
SE
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-23
-23
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-20
min°C
-23
-24
-24
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-22
chill°C 
-34
-38
-38
-35
-34
-34
-34
-32
-35
-34
-32
-30
-29
-32
-34
-36
-40
-40
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
0
4350
0
0
4500
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-28-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-28-27-28-28-28-27-23-24-23-22-21-21-21-21-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-23-23-21-17-17-17-15-14-13-13-13-14-15-15-16-16-15-15-15-15-15-12-13-13-11-10-9-8-9-11-11-11-12-10-11-13-10-10-11
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 -21°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, gales from the SSE by Tue 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
-9° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Mcmurdo Williams
752 km W
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo
759 km W
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
31 km
Mid: clear
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 210).
3.2 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Cape Ross
915 km W
212m alt.
42 minutes ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1106 km WNW
93m alt.
42 minutes ago
-1° C
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: few
Cape Phillips
1223 km WNW
780m alt.
42 minutes ago
-9° C
-
80
Severe gales from the WSW
(80 kph at 240).
Priestley Glacier
1255 km WNW
1925m alt.
42 minutes ago
-18° C
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).

* 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.