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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 16 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, severe gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3600
1750
1100
1100
2050
1700
450
1950
1650
550
500
1700
450
1300
1450
km/h
30
SSW
50
SSW
75
SSW
50
S
45
S
65
SSW
60
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
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Snowflake cm
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—
6
1
1
4
5
2
3
6
1
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—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-18
-18
-18
-15
-14
-14
-16
-15
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
min °C
-20
-18
-21
-21
-17
-15
-16
-16
-15
-16
-17
-18
-18
-18
-17
-19
 chill °C
-33
-33
-38
-38
-31
-30
-31
-29
-28
-29
-30
-30
-30
-24
-22
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-25-27-26-24-23-23-23-23-23-24-25-25-25-24-25-19-18-20-20-16-15-15-16-15-16-17-18-18-18-17-18-11-11-12-14-9-7-8-9-8-8-9-10-12-11-10-11-6-4-5-7-20-1-2-1-1-2-3-5-4-3-6
Sunrise
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12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
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—
12:00
—
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Sunset
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12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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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 -21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, severe gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

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
-5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1311 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP2356
1542 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1633 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 144).
- km
DomeA
1648 km SSW
4084m alt.
4 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
ASCATB183E65S
1660 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1672 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SE
(29 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
1674 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SE
(40 kph at 144).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
1697 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SE
(23 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1725 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 138).
- 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.