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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
450
1200
5350
1800
2100
2050
1450
1300
1450
1250
1350
2100
1750
1900
km/h
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
S
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
10
S
25
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
50
SSW
55
S
65
SSW
60
S
45
SSW
55
SSW
65
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
3
2
2
3
—
1
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-28
-25
-23
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-19
-18
-19
-18
-19
-20
-19
min °C
-28
-28
-28
-24
-22
-21
-21
-21
-22
-21
-19
-20
-18
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
 chill °C
-39
-39
-38
-24
-30
-30
-31
-27
-34
-36
-34
-35
-33
-36
-35
-33
-36
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-32-30-28-27-27-27-28-27-26-27-25-27-26-27-28-28-28-28-27-24-22-21-21-21-22-21-19-20-18-19-19-19-20-20-22-22-21-19-17-16-15-15-16-13-13-12-13-11-11-12-12-13-15-15-18-12-11-12-8-8-10-7-6-6-6-4-6-5-6-7
Sunrise
4:28
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—
4:16
—
—
4:03
—
—
12:00
—
—
3:34
—
—
3:16
—
—
Sunset
—
—
11:22
—
—
11:35
—
—
11:47
12:00
—
—
12:03
—
—
12:21
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Royal Society Range Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Royal Society Range is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, gales from the SSW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
89 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jang Bogo Station
405 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1311 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1494 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 40).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1545 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1648 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c176E64S
1678 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 172).
- km
hy2c177E64S
1679 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSE
(40 kph at 148).
- km
hy2c180E64S
1682 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ENE
(38 kph at 62).
- 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.