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

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 17 Jul Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon afternoon, light winds from the N by Tue night).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
10
NNE
15
E
35
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
25
E
15
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
25
E
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
5
N
15
NW
10
N
10
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
1
1
 mm
max °C
-33
-33
-29
-25
-14
-11
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-19
-19
-23
-24
-24
-22
min °C
-36
-37
-32
-27
-22
-13
-11
-12
-13
-14
-19
-19
-21
-24
-26
-26
-23
 chill °C
-47
-50
-49
-45
-38
-22
-18
-23
-22
-24
-32
-30
-30
-34
-35
-33
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
50
0
350
0
0
250
0
0
50
50
50
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-36-31-29-29-29-31-31-30-30-32-33-32-33-32-31-31-35-32-26-24-22-22-23-23-23-22-26-27-26-27-26-25-25-33-31-27-24-18-16-16-17-16-16-19-22-20-20-20-20-21-35-35-31-26-18-12-11-11-13-13-16-19-20-24-25-25-23
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon afternoon, light winds from the N by Tue 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
-37° C
clear
Haze -.
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 70).
3.7 km
Low: overcast
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATB236E66S
2195 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATC236E66S
2196 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB237E66S
2207 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATC237E66S
2211 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB238E66S
2224 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB231E65S
2248 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATB241E66S
2251 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC241E66S
2259 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 226).
- 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.