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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
0
NNW
0
N
0
NE
5
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
ESE
30
SE
40
SE
30
SE
15
SE
10
ENE
1
2
2
2
4
max °C
-18
-17
-17
-20
-22
-17
-16
-16
-16
-20
-26
-28
-24
-23
-17
-14
-12
-11
min °C
-19
-18
-20
-21
-23
-23
-16
-16
-18
-22
-28
-29
-26
-23
-21
-16
-13
-18
-28
-22
-26
-29
-28
-23
-16
-16
-26
-33
-40
-40
-38
-37
-35
-27
-21
-30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
500
250
300
150
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-25-25-24-24-25-25-25-26-29-32-34-33-32-29-28-28-29-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-20-23-27-30-28-27-24-22-22-23-16-15-15-15-15-15-15-16-18-21-25-26-23-22-19-18-16-18-19-18-19-21-23-20-16-16-17-21-27-29-25-23-19-15-13-15
Sunrise
4:35
4:48
5:01
5:13
5:26
5:39
Sunset
7:30
7:17
7:05
6:51
6:37
6:24

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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 Wed morning, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-22° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo
759 km W
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
36 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC187E76S
762 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATB187E76S
764 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATB180E77S
764 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC180E77S
769 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATB179E77S
769 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATB189E76S
771 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the S
(68 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC179E77S
773 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the S
(42 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATB186E76S
774 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 193).
- 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.