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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri afternoon, min -33°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Sun morning, severe gales from the S by Mon night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
450
1200
1800
1850
1850
2000
1400
1250
1550
1250
1700
1750
1700
km/h
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
N
10
S
25
SE
20
SSE
25
S
40
S
50
S
55
SSW
65
S
70
S
75
S
70
S
70
SSW
55
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-33
-31
-29
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-28
-27
min °C
-33
-33
-33
-30
-28
-27
-28
-27
-28
-27
-25
-27
-25
-26
-27
-27
-28
-28
 chill °C
-48
-48
-48
-41
-34
-32
-41
-39
-43
-44
-42
-46
-44
-46
-47
-47
-49
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-32-30-28-27-28-27-28-27-25-26-25-26-27-27-28-28-27-27-26-25-23-21-21-21-22-21-19-20-18-19-19-19-20-20-21-21-21-19-17-16-15-15-15-13-13-13-13-12-12-11-12-13-14-14-17-12-11-12-8-8-10-7-6-7-7-5-6-5-6-7
Sunrise
4:28
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—
4:16
—
—
4:03
—
—
12:00
—
—
3:34
—
—
3:16
—
—
Sunset
—
—
11:22
—
—
11:35
—
—
11:47
12:00
—
—
12:03
—
—
12:21
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Royal Society Range Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Royal Society Range is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri afternoon, min -33°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Sat night).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Sun morning, severe gales from the S by Mon 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
80 km ENE
10m alt.
58 minutes ago
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
89 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
405 km N
29m alt.
38 minutes ago
-25°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1311 km S
3012m alt.
48 minutes ago
-37°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1494 km WNW
111m alt.
38 minutes ago
-17°C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
1545 km S
2835m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1648 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB204E66S
1878 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATB203E66S
1889 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB203E65S
1895 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 206).
- 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.