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Royal Society Range
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed night, min -39°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat night, min -33°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1600
1100
1200
4000
2050
1100
1900
500
2150
1050
1450
1850
km/h
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
30
N
40
NNE
40
SE
75
S
75
SSE
75
S
35
SSE
70
S
75
S
45
S
55
SSW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
2
3
 mm
max °C
-38
-38
-38
-35
-35
-35
-36
-34
-33
-31
-31
-30
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
-29
min °C
-39
-38
-38
-37
-35
-36
-36
-35
-34
-32
-31
-31
-33
-33
-33
-33
-32
-30
 chill °C
-50
-51
-51
-53
-50
-48
-48
-53
-54
-50
-53
-53
-53
-51
-56
-55
-51
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-38-38-36-35-36-36-35-34-32-31-31-33-33-33-33-32-30-34-34-34-33-32-33-33-32-31-28-26-25-27-29-26-25-25-22-30-32-32-32-32-32-33-33-31-28-24-19-21-27-21-18-18-15-26-28-29-29-28-29-30-30-27-23-18-13-15-21-16-13-12-10
Sunrise
11:21
11:07
10:52
10:41
10:30
10:18
Sunset
2:56
3:11
3:22
3:34
3:45
3:56

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Royal Society Range Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Royal Society Range is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed night, min -39°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat night, min -33°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales.

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.
2 hours ago
-28°C
clear
Haze -.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 60).
3.5 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1494 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-25°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
74
Gales from the SE
(74 kph at 140).
<100m
Mid: clear
ASCATB167E64S
1611 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB166E64S
1614 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB168E64S
1614 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
1650 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
1653 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1688 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC152E64S
1690 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
1691 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the WNW
(10 kph at 303).
- 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.