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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sun 15 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Fri night).

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
0
NE
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NE
25
ESE
25
ESE
45
SE
1
2
max °C
-22
-20
-19
-18
-18
-21
-18
-15
-15
-15
-15
-22
-27
-25
-22
-20
-17
min °C
-23
-22
-20
-18
-21
-21
-19
-16
-15
-15
-19
-26
-27
-28
-24
-20
-19
-34
-33
-29
-25
-28
-29
-23
-16
-20
-20
-28
-39
-40
-39
-37
-32
-32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
300
0
400
400
150
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-25-25-25-24-24-24-24-25-27-30-34-34-32-30-29-22-21-20-20-19-19-18-18-19-20-21-25-29-30-27-25-23-18-18-17-16-15-15-15-15-15-15-18-22-25-25-22-20-18-23-21-20-18-20-21-19-16-15-15-17-24-27-27-23-20-18
Sunrise
4:35
4:48
5:01
5:13
5:26
Sunset
7:45
7:30
7:17
7:05
6:51
6:37

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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 -15°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 500 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.
1 hour ago
-23° C
clear
Haze -.
30
Fresh winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 110 degs)
(30 kph at 90).
4.7 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo
759 km W
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
moderate snow
Visibility reduced by smoke.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 90).
4.4 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC192E76S
811 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the S
(69 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATB193E76S
819 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the S
(68 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATB207E76S
836 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATB196E75S
886 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATB207E75S
902 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNE
(52 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATC194E75S
913 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 173).
- km
Cape Ross
915 km W
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB192E75S
926 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 178).
- 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.