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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 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 Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
N
10
N
10
N
0
NNE
10
NNW
20
N
15
N
30
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
1
2
1
3
3
1
max °C
-15
-16
-17
-16
-16
-24
-25
-19
-14
-12
-10
-11
-12
-12
-18
-20
-19
min °C
-16
-19
-18
-17
-21
-25
-27
-26
-17
-13
-11
-12
-12
-15
-20
-20
-20
-23
-26
-24
-17
-31
-36
-37
-38
-30
-24
-21
-21
-20
-25
-31
-31
-30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
150
0
350
1300
150
550
200
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-25-25-26-28-32-32-30-27-26-25-25-26-27-30-31-33-19-19-20-21-22-27-28-25-21-20-19-19-19-21-23-25-29-14-15-16-17-19-22-23-20-17-15-14-14-14-16-19-22-23-16-18-18-17-19-25-26-23-16-13-11-12-12-14-19-20-20
Sunrise
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 -14°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds 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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-15° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
ASCATC184E76S
842 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATC180E76S
847 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSE
(34 kph at 153).
- km
ASCATC183E76S
854 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATC182E76S
854 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATC179E76S
862 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATC185E75S
866 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC181E76S
870 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the E
(34 kph at 81).
- km
ASCATC177E76S
872 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 131).
- km
ASCATC178E76S
878 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 176).
- 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.