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– Lat/Long: 82.87° S 164.75° W

Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 19 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, strong winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
40
ESE
30
E
15
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
45
SE
 cm 
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-19
-19
-21
-23
-19
-15
-17
-25
-23
-20
-17
-15
-13
min°C
-20
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-22
-24
-25
-16
-24
-25
-25
-21
-19
-15
-15
chill°C 
-33
-31
-31
-31
-30
-28
-28
-28
-32
-34
-38
-27
-39
-39
-36
-31
-30
-27
-28
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
1950
2100
2100
1450
300
0
200
0
0
50
50
4500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-29-29-30-30-30-31-30-30-29-27-25-25-26-27-27-28-26-26-23-23-23-23-23-24-24-24-24-23-22-20-19-21-22-21-21-19-19-19-18-18-18-19-19-20-20-20-19-18-18-19-20-19-17-15-14-15-20-19-19-20-20-20-20-20-22-24-22-16-21-25-24-21-18-15-14
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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

The weather forecast for Rawson Plateau or Mount Rawson is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, strong winds from the ESE by Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
754 km W
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 190 degs)
(28 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo
759 km W
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the
(31 kph at 270).
34 km
Mid: clear
795 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Cape Ross
915 km W
212m alt.
45 minutes ago
-21° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 190).
938 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: scattered
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1106 km WNW
93m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 300).
Jang Bogo Station
1112 km WNW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Cape Phillips
1223 km WNW
780m alt.
45 minutes ago
-21° C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
Priestley Glacier
1255 km WNW
1925m alt.
45 minutes ago
-52° C
-
Wind obs. (41 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB194E69S
1503 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the WSW
(70 kph at 244).
- 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.