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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1900
1800
2250
1800
2200
2050
1400
km/h
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
45
S
40
SSW
60
S
60
S
40
S
35
S
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-35
-35
-35
-35
-33
-32
-31
-31
-32
-32
-25
-24
-24
-22
-25
-25
-24
min °C
-35
-35
-35
-35
-35
-34
-33
-32
-32
-32
-33
-30
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-26
 chill °C
-46
-44
-49
-49
-48
-48
-48
-42
-44
-46
-49
-44
-40
-40
-43
-44
-41
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-35-35-35-34-33-32-32-32-33-28-24-24-23-25-25-25-29-29-30-31-30-29-27-26-26-27-27-22-18-18-17-19-19-19-22-22-24-26-25-24-21-20-20-21-22-17-12-11-11-13-13-13-16-16-20-21-20-21-16-15-16-15-16-13-6-4-5-7-6-10
Sunrise
6:31
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:05
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:48
—
—
Sunset
—
9:22
—
—
9:30
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:54
—
—
—
10:02

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Royal Society Range Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Royal Society Range is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Royal Society Range at the specific elevation of 3000 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
-17°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1311 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB210E66S
2015 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the NE
(65 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATB211E66S
2049 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NE
(55 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATB212E66S
2076 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NE
(61 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATB211E65S
2076 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NE
(60 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATB212E65S
2107 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 49).
- km
ASCATB213E65S
2153 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NE
(55 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATB214E65S
2154 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the NE
(66 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATB213E64S
2224 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NE
(57 kph at 43).
- 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.