Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather Forecast

Antarctica Ranges · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1300
1150
0
0
250
0
50
1350
km/h
40
ENE
50
N
30
NE
35
NNE
35
N
10
NE
20
NNW
20
NNE
15
E
40
SE
45
SE
45
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSW
25
W
30
WNW
20
NW
15
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
1
2
 mm
max °C
-4
-7
-9
-14
-15
-20
-20
-21
-26
-24
-22
-21
-23
-22
-22
-26
-28
-24
min °C
-6
-7
-9
-16
-18
-22
-21
-25
-27
-25
-23
-23
-23
-22
-24
-27
-30
-28
 chill °C
-15
-18
-19
-29
-30
-31
-32
-36
-38
-40
-39
-40
-39
-36
-38
-41
-40
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-26-28-30-31-32-32-33-33-32-32-32-32-33-34-34-34-33-15-19-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-27-27-27-27-27-28-28-28-27-10-13-14-18-20-21-22-23-24-23-22-23-23-24-24-25-25-24-5-7-9-15-17-21-21-23-27-25-23-22-23-22-23-27-29-26
Sunrise
6:46
6:31
6:18
6:05
5:52
5:39
Sunset
3:08
3:22
3:34
3:48
4:00
4:13

Loading...

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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Fri 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
-14°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
91
Stormy winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 230 degs)
(91 kph at 200).
4.2 km
High: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 310).
2.4 km
High: few
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1647 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB198E66S
1913 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB199E66S
1914 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB197E66S
1934 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC197E66S
1935 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATC199E66S
1936 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATB196E66S
1938 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 301).
- 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.