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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri night, moderate winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
20
ESE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
5
SSW
10
WNW
5
N
30
ESE
50
ESE
40
ESE
20
ESE
1
1
2
1
1
max °C
-16
-12
-10
-10
-10
-11
-15
-16
-17
-20
-19
-18
-23
-25
-16
-14
-13
-14
min °C
-18
-14
-12
-11
-11
-16
-17
-17
-22
-21
-19
-22
-24
-25
-23
-15
-13
-15
-31
-25
-23
-20
-20
-27
-28
-27
-33
-32
-28
-30
-32
-25
-34
-28
-25
-24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1450
50
1300
0
50
1450
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-25-25-26-27-28-28-30-31-30-29-29-29-27-26-27-26-28-20-19-19-19-21-21-22-23-25-24-22-23-23-22-21-21-21-22-16-14-13-14-14-16-18-20-21-20-18-19-19-18-17-16-15-17-17-13-11-11-11-14-16-17-20-21-19-20-24-25-20-15-13-15
Sunrise
5:26
5:39
5:52
6:03
6:16
6:28
Sunset
6:37
6:24
6:13
6:00
5:46
5:34

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

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri night, moderate winds from the ENE by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

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.
3 hours ago
-20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mcmurdo
759 km W
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-20° C
clear
Clear skies.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
36 km
Mid: few
ASCATB179E76S
808 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
91
Stormy winds from the SSW
(91 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB175E77S
808 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
77
Severe gales from the SSW
(77 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB178E76S
811 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
89
Stormy winds from the SSW
(89 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATB177E76S
815 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB176E76S
820 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB174E76S
824 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
79
Severe gales from the SSW
(79 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATB175E76S
826 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the SSW
(82 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB181E76S
832 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the SSW
(81 kph at 206).
- 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.