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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1250
1400
2100
2150
1900
1450
1150
2000
1550
1250
1550
km/h
45
SSW
65
SSW
60
S
45
S
20
SW
15
SSW
35
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-18
-18
-18
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-20
-20
-20
min °C
-19
-19
-18
-18
-20
-20
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-22
 chill °C
-33
-36
-34
-33
-30
-29
-34
-32
-27
-28
-31
-30
-31
-31
-29
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-25-26-26-27-28-28-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-28-19-19-18-18-20-20-21-21-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-21-12-12-12-11-14-13-14-14-13-14-14-13-13-13-13-16-6-5-5-7-8-9-10-7-6-10-7-6-8-6-6-10
Sunrise
—
3:34
—
—
3:16
—
—
2:55
—
—
2:21
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—
12:00
—
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Sunset
—
12:03
—
—
12:21
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—
12:42
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—
1:15
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12:00
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Royal Society Range Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Royal Society Range is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

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
Williams Field
89 km ENE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1311 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Dumont Durville
1494 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
DomeA
1648 km SSW
4084m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB144E64S
1767 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC144E64S
1778 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB143E64S
1788 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC143E64S
1790 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC149E63S
1798 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB146E63S
1801 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 324).
- 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.