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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
1950
1800
1250
km/h
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
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—
—
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1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-20
-22
-23
-25
-24
-25
-27
-29
-28
-26
-24
-23
-19
-16
-15
-18
min °C
-21
-21
-22
-24
-26
-25
-26
-29
-29
-29
-28
-25
-23
-22
-17
-16
-20
 chill °C
-30
-28
-32
-37
-40
-37
-34
-34
-34
-35
-38
-36
-32
-30
-25
-25
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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7:16
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6:07
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—
6:00
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:43
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—
Sunset
7:34
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—
8:40
—
—
7:49
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—
7:55
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—
8:02
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8:10
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Royal Society Range Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Royal Society Range is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Royal Society Range at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Royal Society Range. 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
89 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1311 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
2657 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB246E68S
2690 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB247E68S
2720 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB248E68S
2736 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB249E68S
2758 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC249E68S
2762 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC250E68S
2785 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB250E68S
2790 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 306).
- 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.