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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1750
450
1150
4650
4950
1950
2050
1600
1400
1200
1400
1400
1300
km/h
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
30
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
45
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
55
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
3
2
2
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-26
-27
-25
-23
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-19
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
min °C
-27
-26
-27
-27
-24
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-19
-20
-19
-19
-19
 chill °C
-38
-37
-37
-38
-31
-30
-34
-32
-31
-33
-36
-34
-36
-35
-35
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-33-32-30-28-28-28-28-28-27-25-26-26-26-27-27-26-27-26-24-22-22-21-21-21-20-19-19-19-19-19-22-20-21-21-19-17-16-15-14-14-13-12-13-13-12-12-16-14-14-17-12-10-12-8-7-9-6-6-6-6-5-7
Sunrise
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4:28
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:03
—
—
12:00
—
—
3:34
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Sunset
—
—
—
11:22
—
—
11:35
—
—
11:47
12:00
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—
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 night, min -27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

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

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.
2 hours ago
-23°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
405 km N
29m alt.
59 minutes ago
-25°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1311 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-39°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1494 km WNW
111m alt.
59 minutes ago
-17°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
1545 km S
2835m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1648 km SSW
4084m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC174E64S
1683 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1689 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC175E64S
1690 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATC176E63S
1746 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 284).
- 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.