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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3800
6900
1550
1650
1800
1850
2000
1850
1800
1850
1950
2000
2100
km/h
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
15
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-32
-33
-35
-36
-35
-35
-33
-32
-31
-31
-33
-33
-34
-34
-34
-31
min °C
-32
-34
-35
-36
-36
-35
-34
-33
-32
-32
-33
-34
-34
-34
-34
-34
 chill °C
-40
-44
-47
-48
-47
-48
-50
-50
-47
-43
-44
-43
-41
-40
-43
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-34-35-36-36-35-34-33-32-32-33-34-34-34-34-33-28-29-31-32-31-31-29-28-27-26-26-27-28-28-28-28-27-29-31-30-29-29-27-25-23-21-19-19-20-20-20-22-23-24-26-26-24-23-21-18-17-16-14-14-16-16-16-18
Sunrise
7:33
7:26
7:18
7:11
7:03
Sunset
6:29
6:36
6:44
6:51
6:58

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Royal Society Range Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Royal Society Range is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly near 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
-22°C
light snow
Light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1311 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
ASCATB181E65S
1643 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1645 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1654 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1672 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
1679 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1695 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1703 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1713 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 339).
- 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.