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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, gales from the S by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1550
1650
1750
2050
1900
1750
2100
2000
1500
1300
1200
1800
1950
1950
1950
km/h
10
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
60
S
65
SSW
55
SSW
45
S
55
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-28
-28
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-22
-20
-20
-18
-24
-23
-21
-21
-22
-23
min °C
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
-27
-25
-21
-20
-20
-25
-23
-23
-22
-22
-23
 chill °C
-36
-41
-42
-43
-42
-38
-39
-38
-38
-37
-37
-41
-40
-40
-36
-38
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:22
8:14
8:06
7:58
7:50
Sunset
5:37
5:45
5:52
6:00
6:07
6:15

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Royal Society Range Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Royal Society Range is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, gales from the S by Sun morning).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm 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
Williams Field
89 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
light snow
Light snow.
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 70).
2.7 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
405 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Vostok
1231 km SW
3490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
20 km
Mid: clear
1311 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 320).
0.4 km
Dumont Durville
1494 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
Clouds dissolving.
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: scattered
1545 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: clear
hy2c181E65S
1640 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c182E65S
1640 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c183E65S
1649 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c182E64S
1650 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 308).
- 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.