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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
1300
1700
500
1500
2300
2200
1700
2050
1750
1900
km/h
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-22
-21
-19
-19
-18
-16
-15
-14
-13
-13
-15
-14
-13
-12
min °C
-25
-24
-23
-22
-20
-20
-20
-17
-15
-15
-14
-13
-15
-15
-13
-13
 chill °C
-25
-29
-23
-29
-25
-27
-28
-26
-24
-24
-22
-17
-20
-24
-22
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-33-33-31-32-30-27-26-26-27-26-27-27-25-24-28-28-28-27-26-26-25-22-21-20-20-20-21-21-20-18-25-24-23-22-20-20-19-17-15-15-14-13-15-15-13-13-20-18-16-16-13-13-16-11-9-10-7-7-10-8-6-7
Sunrise
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4:39
—
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4:28
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—
4:16
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—
4:03
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—
12:00
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Sunset
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—
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11:10
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11:22
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11:35
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11:47
12:00
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Royal Society Range Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Royal Society Range is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).

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
-27°C
clear
Clear
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
10.0 km
1311 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
High: scattered
DomeA
1648 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB169E63S
1764 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
1764 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
1792 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB141E64S
1807 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC187E64S
1828 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC188E64S
1837 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC189E64S
1847 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 276).
- 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.