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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
1950
2150
2250
450
500
450
450
600
1400
1800
1800
km/h
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
0
WNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
0
NW
0
W
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-13
-11
-9
-9
-9
-11
-12
-13
-16
-16
-16
-17
-19
-20
-21
-21
-22
min °C
-18
-14
-12
-10
-9
-10
-12
-13
-15
-16
-16
-17
-18
-19
-21
-21
-22
-22
 chill °C
-30
-24
-21
-18
-16
-16
-16
-13
-15
-16
-16
-17
-18
-23
-27
-27
-22
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-26-25-24-24-24-24-23-23-23-25-27-28-29-29-29-29-22-20-19-18-16-17-18-18-18-19-19-20-22-23-25-25-25-25-17-14-12-10-9-10-12-13-14-16-16-17-18-19-21-21-22-22-11-7-7-4-4-6-6-7-11-11-12-12-11-13-15-15-16-19
Sunrise
6:05
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—
5:58
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:20
—
—
Sunset
—
9:45
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—
9:54
—
—
—
10:02
—
—
10:12
—
—
10:21
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—
10:30

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Royal Society Range Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Royal Society Range is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
-17°C
light snow
Light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
3.1 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
405 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
1311 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Dumont Durville
1494 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 130).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
1545 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: sky obscured
DomeA
1648 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB139E64S
1834 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ENE
(18 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATB143E63S
1840 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATB139E63S
1856 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATB140E63S
1857 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 64).
- 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.