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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu afternoon, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Thu afternoon, near gales from the S by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun night, severe gales from the SSW by Wed morning).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
2150
1950
1500
1100
1800
2150
1300
500
km/h
25
S
35
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
60
S
45
S
50
S
45
S
55
SSE
35
SSE
70
SSW
65
S
55
SSE
50
SSE
55
S
65
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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1
2
—
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4
7
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-28
-30
-30
-30
-30
-29
-28
-29
-28
-25
-25
-26
-24
-23
-23
-21
min °C
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
-29
-29
-29
-29
-27
-26
-27
-26
-23
-23
-22
 chill °C
-44
-47
-49
-49
-49
-50
-47
-48
-47
-49
-45
-46
-47
-44
-40
-40
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-30-30-30-30-29-29-29-29-26-26-27-25-23-23-22-21-22-23-23-23-23-22-22-21-21-19-19-20-18-16-15-15-13-14-15-16-16-15-15-15-14-13-11-11-14-11-9-8-7-6-8-8-9-10-8-7-9-6-6-6-4-7-5-20-1
Sunrise
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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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Sunset
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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12:00
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Royal Society Range Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Royal Society Range is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu afternoon, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Thu afternoon, near gales from the S by Sat morning).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun night, severe gales from the SSW by Wed morning).

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
80 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
89 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 170 degs)
(24 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
405 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1311 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1494 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: clear
1545 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: clear
WilkinsRunwayEast
2067 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 60).
Casey
2129 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATC242E68S
2606 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB242E68S
2608 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 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.