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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 16 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1800
1050
550
2200
2000
1800
2050
1300
1050
450
1550
1500
1100
km/h
55
SSW
75
SSW
50
S
45
S
60
SSW
50
SSW
55
S
35
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
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Snowflake cm
1
6
1
1
3
1
1
2
7
3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-20
-18
-16
-14
-15
-16
-15
-15
-17
-19
-17
-16
-15
-15
-17
-16
-16
min °C
-18
-22
-21
-17
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-18
-19
-19
-17
-16
-18
-17
-17
-18
 chill °C
-33
-40
-37
-30
-29
-30
-30
-28
-29
-32
-31
-30
-25
-22
-24
-24
-23
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-28-26-24-23-23-23-23-23-25-26-25-24-23-23-24-23-23-18-21-20-17-15-16-16-16-16-18-19-18-17-16-17-17-17-17-10-13-14-9-7-8-8-8-8-10-11-12-10-9-11-11-11-12-4-6-8-20-3-1-1-1-3-4-5-3-2-5-4-4-6
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Royal Society Range Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Royal Society Range is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri 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
88 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
90 km ENE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
404 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
SANTA FECITOLA
708 km NW
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 205 degs) was rejected.
1305 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
SHIP6875
1542 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 120).
SHIP604
1542 km WNW
-m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 120).
SHIP8647
1542 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 120).
- km
SHIP80
1542 km WNW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
-
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 150).
SHIP3463
1542 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 120).
- 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.