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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
35
ESE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
 cm 
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
min°C
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
chill°C 
-30
-30
-31
-26
-29
-33
-33
-35
-33
-31
-31
-28
-21
-21
-27
-28
-32
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
150
50
50
50
0
0
0
4800
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-28-27-27-27-27-26-26-26-26-26-27-27-27-27-27-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-21-20-20-20-20-21-21-21-21-22-16-15-15-15-16-16-16-14-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-12-12-9-9-11-11-12-12-10-9-11-9-9-12-10-11-13
Sunrise
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 -20°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Sun 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.
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
Mcmurdo Williams
752 km W
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
Clear
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo
759 km W
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
36 km
Mid: clear
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-31° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-31° C
light snow
Diamond dust.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: scattered
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Phillips
1223 km WNW
780m alt.
52 minutes ago
-8° C
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
Priestley Glacier
1255 km WNW
1925m alt.
52 minutes ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB243E74S
1416 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 260).
- 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.