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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Fri 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
30
NNW
40
NW
55
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
30
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
25
WNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
NNW
30
WSW
15
SW
10
SE
25
E
25
ESE
35
SSE
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
-26
-26
-28
-32
-33
-32
-31
-31
-30
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
-33
-33
-32
-31
-31
-31
-31
-30
-31
-32
-34
-32
-30
-30
-30
-28
-28
min°C
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-30
-32
-33
-33
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
-33
-32
-33
-33
-33
-32
-32
-31
-32
-32
-30
-31
-35
-35
-33
-31
-30
-30
-29
-28
chill°C 
-37
-38
-39
-38
-39
-38
-40
-42
-48
-52
-54
-50
-49
-46
-46
-43
-48
-50
-50
-50
-48
-47
-48
-48
-49
-49
-47
-47
-50
-47
-50
-45
-40
-44
-44
-44
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
50
1150
200
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
1550
1700
550
550
300
350
150
50
100
50
50
50
150
50
50
50
50
50
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-26-26-26-26-27-29-32-33-33-31-31-31-31-32-32-32-33-33-33-32-32-31-32-32-30-31-34-35-33-31-30-30-29-28-20-20-20-20-21-21-21-24-28-29-29-28-27-26-26-27-28-28-29-29-28-28-26-25-26-26-24-25-28-31-29-27-26-26-24-24-18-19-19-18-18-18-19-20-23-23-23-23-22-21-22-23-23-23-24-25-25-25-25-24-24-24-25-25-26-28-27-26-24-23-22-21-24-28-28-24-22-20-20-21-23-22-23-25-24-23-21-23-26-26-29-31-31-32-33-32-33-34-34-33-34-35-36-36-31-29-26-22
Sunrise
4:20
4:35
4:48
5:01
5:13
5:26
5:39
5:52
6:03
6:16
6:28
6:41
Sunset
8:00
7:45
7:30
7:17
7:05
6:51
6:37
6:24
6:13
6:00
5:46
5:34

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

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson at the specific elevation of 3400 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
750 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
10.0 km
791 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.1 km
SHIP6266
945 km WNW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB256E71S
1907 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 108).
- km
ASCATB257E71S
1918 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 108).
- km
SHIP7896
953 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
- km
SHIP2601
953 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 350).
- km
SHIP3349
953 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 340).
- km
SHIP3233
953 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 340).
SHIP7090
953 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 350).
- 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.