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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon morning, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, severe gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1750
1650
1750
1600
1900
2050
1700
1850
1700
1550
1100
1550
2650
km/h
15
SSE
30
S
55
S
60
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
20
S
45
S
70
SSW
55
SSW
25
SW
15
NW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-31
-29
-28
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-26
-26
-26
min °C
-31
-30
-29
-27
-26
-26
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
-29
-28
-26
-27
 chill °C
-42
-46
-48
-46
-44
-44
-38
-37
-37
-34
-33
-37
-39
-46
-50
-47
-39
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-33-33-31-31-31-31-31-32-32-32-32-32-30-33-33-32-32-31-30-29-27-26-26-25-25-26-26-26-27-27-27-28-27-26-27-30-29-27-24-22-21-20-20-20-19-19-20-22-24-24-22-22-23-24-23-21-18-16-15-15-14-15-14-14-16-16-18-18-16-16-19
Sunrise
7:26
7:18
7:11
7:03
6:54
6:47
Sunset
6:36
6:44
6:51
6:58
7:05
7:12

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Royal Society Range Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Royal Society Range is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon morning, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, severe 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
Williams Field
89 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-28°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 160 degs)
(37 kph at 130).
2.3 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1494 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
50 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB179E64S
1643 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1646 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 178).
- km
DomeA
1648 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB177E64S
1660 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1663 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 179).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1684 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
1696 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SE
(21 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1701 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 275).
- 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.