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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 17 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 -24°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Wed night, gales from the S by Thu night).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1700
2150
2000
1650
1400
1550
2200
1950
1950
km/h
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
40
S
50
S
75
S
75
S
65
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
40
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
S
35
SSE
60
S
65
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
3
2
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-27
-27
-26
-25
-24
-25
-25
-27
-27
-28
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
min °C
-27
-28
-28
-26
-26
-25
-26
-26
-27
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-27
 chill °C
-36
-41
-42
-42
-44
-45
-47
-46
-40
-44
-43
-42
-41
-42
-43
-45
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-28-26-26-25-26-26-27-28-28-27-27-27-27-26-27-21-22-21-20-19-18-19-19-20-21-21-21-20-20-19-19-20-15-16-14-13-13-12-11-12-14-14-14-14-13-14-12-11-12-8-11-8-6-7-5-4-8-9-9-10-7-7-9-5-5-7
Sunrise
—
—
12:00
—
—
3:34
—
—
3:16
—
—
2:55
—
—
2:21
—
—
Sunset
—
11:47
12:00
—
—
12:03
—
—
12:21
—
—
12:42
—
—
1:15
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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 -24°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Wed night, 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.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1311 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
High: scattered
DomeA
1648 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB230E67S
2423 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB231E67S
2438 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB235E68S
2438 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB243E69S
2448 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB240E69S
2457 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATC244E70S
2458 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB236E68S
2464 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 268).
- 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.