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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4650
4450
2200
2050
1550
1850
2000
1250
1600
1900
1450
1250
2150
km/h
15
E
5
E
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
S
35
S
45
SSW
50
S
55
S
70
S
70
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
55
S
35
S
30
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-28
-28
-27
-27
min °C
-29
-28
-27
-28
-27
-28
-28
-27
-27
-26
-25
-26
-26
-27
-28
-28
-28
-27
 chill °C
-40
-28
-34
-41
-39
-42
-44
-44
-46
-44
-44
-46
-40
-41
-45
-47
-44
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-27-28-27-28-28-27-27-26-25-26-26-27-28-28-28-27-24-22-21-21-21-22-22-20-20-19-18-19-19-20-21-21-20-20-19-17-16-15-14-16-14-13-14-12-11-11-13-14-15-14-13-14-13-11-11-8-8-11-8-6-8-5-5-7-7-8-10-7-6-9
Sunrise
4:16
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—
4:03
—
—
12:00
—
—
3:34
—
—
3:16
—
—
2:55
—
—
Sunset
—
—
11:35
—
—
11:47
12:00
—
—
12:03
—
—
12:21
—
—
12:42
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Royal Society Range Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Royal Society Range is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun night).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-29°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
89 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
DomeA
1648 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB238E68S
2417 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATC224E65S
2437 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB244E70S
2437 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATC244E70S
2449 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 49).
- km
ASCATC225E65S
2450 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC242E69S
2451 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB239E68S
2452 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 55).
- 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.