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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat afternoon, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -38°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, near gales from the S by Thu night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
1950
1800
1250
km/h
15
S
10
S
20
S
35
SSW
45
S
40
S
25
S
10
W
5
SW
10
S
20
S
20
S
10
S
15
SE
30
S
40
SSE
55
S
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Snowflake cm
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1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-32
-33
-35
-36
-36
-35
-37
-37
-37
-37
-35
-34
-31
-30
-29
-31
min °C
-32
-32
-34
-35
-37
-37
-36
-37
-37
-38
-38
-36
-35
-33
-31
-30
-32
 chill °C
-44
-43
-49
-53
-58
-57
-50
-48
-45
-50
-52
-50
-46
-43
-47
-49
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-34-35-37-37-36-37-37-38-38-36-35-32-31-30-32-26-26-27-29-31-31-30-32-32-32-32-30-29-26-24-23-25-21-21-22-24-26-25-26-28-29-29-27-25-23-21-17-16-19-16-16-16-18-21-20-20-24-24-23-24-19-18-15-11-9-14
Sunrise
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7:16
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—
6:07
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—
6:00
—
—
5:52
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5:43
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—
Sunset
7:34
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—
8:40
—
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7:49
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7:55
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—
8:02
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8:10
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Royal Society Range Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Royal Society Range is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat afternoon, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -38°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, near gales from the S by Thu 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
-16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATB226E67S
2326 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the NNW
(75 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC226E67S
2329 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the NW
(66 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB230E68S
2331 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATC231E68S
2343 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the NW
(64 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB227E67S
2350 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NW
(62 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB231E68S
2350 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATC227E67S
2354 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the NW
(64 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB228E67S
2359 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NW
(63 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB232E68S
2359 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 321).
- 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.