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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -27°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri morning, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
0
NNE
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
35
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
25
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
max °C
-16
-16
-19
-17
-17
-17
-25
-26
-18
-14
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-16
-18
-14
min °C
-16
-18
-19
-18
-17
-22
-26
-27
-25
-16
-13
-12
-12
-11
-17
-17
-19
-18
-24
-25
-26
-24
-17
-32
-38
-38
-37
-29
-24
-22
-20
-18
-28
-29
-32
-30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
400
350
0
350
1050
200
1150
1050
200
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-25-25-25-27-28-32-32-29-26-25-25-26-28-29-30-32-32-19-20-20-20-21-23-27-28-24-20-19-19-19-21-22-25-27-27-14-15-16-17-17-19-23-23-20-16-15-14-14-15-17-20-21-20-16-17-19-18-17-20-26-27-22-15-13-12-12-11-14-17-19-16
Sunrise
4:48
5:01
5:13
5:26
5:39
5:52
Sunset
7:17
7:05
6:51
6:37
6:24
6:13

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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 -16°C on Tue morning, min -27°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Thu night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri morning, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-16° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Cape Ross
915 km W
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 220).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1106 km WNW
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 290).
Priestley Glacier
1255 km WNW
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-33° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 350).
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
ASCATB120E66S
2582 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC119E67S
2583 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC120E66S
2586 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB119E67S
2598 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC119E66S
2605 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 274).
- 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.