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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1200
1300
1800
2100
2000
1750
1650
2150
2150
1750
2000
km/h
40
SSE
45
S
80
S
75
S
65
S
25
SSW
20
S
45
S
35
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
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Snowflake cm
—
2
2
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-26
-25
-25
-26
-26
-27
-27
-28
-27
-26
-27
-27
-26
-27
-28
-28
min °C
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-27
-28
-28
 chill °C
-43
-43
-47
-46
-46
-40
-40
-42
-44
-37
-37
-39
-38
-38
-42
-43
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-26-26-26-27-27-27-28-27-27-27-27-26-27-28-28-20-19-19-18-19-20-20-20-21-20-20-20-19-19-20-21-23-13-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-13-14-14-12-13-14-15-17-6-7-6-5-7-8-8-9-7-6-9-7-6-7-7-8-12
Sunrise
—
—
3:34
—
—
3:16
—
—
2:55
—
—
2:21
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
12:03
—
—
12:21
—
—
12:42
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—
1:15
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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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Wed morning).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-8°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
405 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
1311 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1494 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 300).
50 km
Mid: clear
1545 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
2067 km WSW
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
Casey
2129 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 30).
50 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB247E71S
2424 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC247E71S
2424 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC243E70S
2431 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 245).
- 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.