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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
15
E
30
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
2
1
2
1
max °C
-18
-17
-16
-24
-25
-22
-17
-13
-11
-10
-11
-12
-15
-20
-21
-21
-19
-18
min °C
-18
-17
-20
-25
-27
-29
-19
-15
-11
-10
-11
-14
-18
-20
-24
-23
-20
-20
-25
-22
-30
-36
-36
-38
-32
-27
-21
-19
-21
-22
-30
-32
-34
-33
-30
-28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
1350
1050
50
1400
200
250
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-26-28-31-32-30-28-26-25-25-25-26-28-30-31-30-29-31-20-20-21-26-27-25-22-20-19-19-19-20-21-24-26-24-23-25-17-17-19-22-23-22-18-15-14-13-12-14-18-20-22-21-20-21-18-17-18-25-26-26-18-14-11-10-11-13-17-20-23-22-20-19
Sunrise
5:01
5:13
5:26
5:39
5:52
6:03
Sunset
7:05
6:51
6:37
6:24
6:13
6:00

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

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-24° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mcmurdo
759 km W
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
36 km
Mid: clear
Cape Ross
915 km W
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
-
Wind obs. (56 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-33° C
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c180E74S
1056 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c178E74S
1068 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 190).
- km
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1106 km WNW
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-
74
Gales from the WNW
(74 kph at 290).
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: clear
hy2c174E73S
1146 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSE
(34 kph at 150).
- km
hy2c179E73S
1152 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 15).
- 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.