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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri afternoon, min -28°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, near gales from the S by Mon night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1950
1300
1600
450
1500
2000
2250
2250
1900
1700
550
1750
1650
2150
1750
1500
km/h
5
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
S
60
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
1
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-27
-26
-26
-26
-24
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
min °C
-28
-28
-27
-26
-26
-26
-23
-22
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-21
-21
-19
-18
-19
 chill °C
-34
-37
-38
-37
-37
-38
-33
-32
-32
-32
-30
-31
-32
-32
-37
-33
-33
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-33-32-32-30-28-27-27-28-28-28-28-27-27-26-25-26-28-28-27-26-26-25-23-22-21-21-21-22-22-21-21-19-18-19-25-23-22-20-20-20-18-16-16-14-14-16-16-14-14-13-13-12-18-17-16-13-13-15-11-10-11-8-8-11-9-7-8-6-6-7
Sunrise
4:39
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—
4:28
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:03
—
—
12:00
—
—
3:34
—
—
Sunset
—
—
11:10
—
—
11:22
—
—
11:35
—
—
11:47
12:00
—
—
12:03
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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 afternoon, min -28°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, near gales from the S by Mon 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
-29°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Williams Field
89 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1494 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB183E65S
1636 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the SW
(73 kph at 214).
- km
hy2c182E65S
1645 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the SW
(73 kph at 220).
- km
DomeA
1648 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB184E65S
1651 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the SSW
(76 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1656 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SSW
(64 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1656 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1657 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 216).
- 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.