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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue afternoon, min -34°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, severe gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1800
1650
1800
1650
1900
2050
1650
1800
1850
1200
1100
3600
km/h
15
E
30
SE
60
S
65
S
50
S
40
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
SE
30
S
80
S
40
SSW
10
WSW
15
N
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-34
-33
-32
-30
-30
-30
-31
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-32
-30
-31
-31
-30
-30
min °C
-35
-33
-33
-32
-30
-31
-31
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-33
-30
-34
-32
-30
-32
 chill °C
-47
-49
-54
-54
-49
-49
-45
-45
-44
-39
-40
-33
-40
-46
-56
-50
-39
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-33-33-31-30-31-31-32-32-33-33-33-33-30-33-32-30-31-31-30-29-27-25-26-25-25-26-26-26-27-27-27-28-27-25-26-30-30-27-25-22-21-20-20-20-19-20-20-21-24-25-21-21-23-25-24-20-18-16-15-14-14-15-14-14-16-15-17-18-15-15-18
Sunrise
7:26
7:18
7:11
7:03
6:54
6:47
Sunset
6:36
6:44
6:51
6:58
7:05
7:12

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Royal Society Range Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Royal Society Range is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue afternoon, min -34°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, severe gales from the SSW by Tue 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
-24°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (56 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
1.4 km
Dumont Durville
1494 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1648 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2129 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
102
Extremely windy from the E
(102 kph at 80).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
Davis
2657 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 40).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2657 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATC108E61S
2679 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the W
(70 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC107E61S
2685 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the W
(71 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC106E61S
2746 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the W
(71 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC108E60S
2781 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 277).
- 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.