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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun morning, min -38°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri afternoon, min -38°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2000
2150
1950
1750
1750
1950
600
km/h
15
S
30
S
50
SSW
30
SSW
10
S
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
SW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
30
S
40
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-35
-35
-35
-35
-37
-38
-37
-38
-38
-37
-34
-33
-31
-32
-32
-30
-31
min °C
-34
-35
-36
-36
-36
-38
-38
-38
-38
-38
-37
-36
-34
-32
-33
-32
-31
-34
 chill °C
-48
-52
-57
-53
-44
-48
-49
-45
-46
-47
-45
-36
-44
-43
-46
-45
-47
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-36-36-36-38-38-38-38-38-37-35-34-32-33-32-31-33-28-29-30-30-30-32-33-33-33-33-32-30-28-26-26-26-25-27-22-24-25-24-25-28-30-30-29-28-28-27-23-20-21-22-20-23-16-17-21-19-20-25-24-25-26-22-22-23-18-14-16-15-14-18
Sunrise
8:11
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—
7:03
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:31
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—
Sunset
—
9:45
—
—
8:52
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:07
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—
9:15
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—
9:22
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Royal Society Range Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Royal Society Range is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun morning, min -38°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri afternoon, min -38°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S 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
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: overcast
1311 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
ASCATC145E63S
1856 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB146E63S
1856 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC149E62S
1857 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC146E63S
1861 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB148E62S
1864 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the WSW
(70 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB145E63S
1865 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the SW
(68 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB146E62S
1868 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC148E62S
1869 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 248).
- 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.