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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1950
1950
6500
1850
1650
1400
km/h
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-21
-19
-22
-23
-25
-25
-25
-27
-29
-29
-27
-24
-22
-17
-15
-16
-15
min °C
-24
-22
-21
-22
-24
-26
-25
-26
-28
-29
-29
-29
-25
-23
-21
-15
-18
-18
 chill °C
-36
-32
-30
-32
-37
-40
-37
-35
-28
-29
-36
-40
-36
-33
-29
-25
-30
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-33-34-35-36-36-37-37-38-38-38-35-33-30-30-29-30-27-26-26-28-29-30-30-31-31-33-33-33-30-27-24-23-23-23-23-22-20-22-24-26-25-26-28-29-29-28-25-23-19-15-17-17-17-16-15-16-17-21-20-21-25-24-24-25-19-17-14-9-10-11
Sunrise
6:24
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7:16
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—
6:07
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—
6:00
—
—
5:52
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—
5:43
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Sunset
—
7:34
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—
8:40
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—
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 -19°C on Sat night, min -28°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 morning, min -29°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
80 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 240).
0.4 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Williams Field
89 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
2.2 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1494 km WNW
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-19°C
-
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 180).
ASCATB203E68S
1706 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB203E67S
1712 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB201E67S
1714 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB204E68S
1714 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB202E67S
1715 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB205E68S
1730 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB204E67S
1730 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 304).
- 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.