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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri afternoon, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2800
4950
4850
2800
1950
1650
1250
4000
2100
km/h
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
30
SSW
40
SSW
15
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-33
-32
-31
-30
-28
-27
-26
-27
-28
-28
-25
-26
-28
-27
-27
min °C
-32
-33
-32
-32
-30
-29
-28
-27
-28
-30
-29
-26
-30
-29
-28
-27
 chill °C
-42
-42
-44
-46
-41
-38
-37
-37
-45
-46
-41
-37
-38
-39
-39
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-38-38-36-35-33-33-34-34-35-32-34-34-33-34-32-33-32-32-30-29-28-27-28-29-29-26-28-29-28-27-28-29-28-27-25-24-22-20-22-26-24-22-25-25-23-22-25-23-23-23-19-18-17-13-15-20-18-17-21-19-18-18
Sunrise
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6:56
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:07
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:22
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—
9:30
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Royal Society Range Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Royal Society Range is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri afternoon, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Royal Society Range at the specific elevation of 2000 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.
1 hour ago
-28°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
89 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (24 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1494 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
ASCATB141E63S
1924 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB140E63S
1941 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB139E63S
1952 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB138E63S
1964 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB141E62S
1980 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB137E63S
1986 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB136E63S
2000 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 290).
- 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.