Royal Society Range
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Royal Society Range Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon night, severe gales from the SSE by Tue night).

Days 3-6 Royal Society Range Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Days 6-9 Royal Society Range Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
50 SE50
60 SSE60
60 SSE60
45 SSE45
55 SSE55
75 SSE75
55 SSE55
45 SSE45
45 SSE45
45 SSE45
35 SSE35
35 SSE35
85 SSE85
95 SSE95
65 SSE65
45 SSE45
45 SSE45
35 SSE35
60 S60
45 S45
35 SSW35
45 S45
35 SSW35
35 S35
25 S25
20 S20
15 SSW15
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
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High °C
-20 -18 -17 -18 -20 -20 -20 -21 -20 -21 -21 -17 -16 -17 -18 -18 -17 -17 -20 -21 -21 -23 -23 -23 -24 -24 -25
Low °C
-21 -19 -18 -19 -21 -21 -20 -21 -21 -21 -21 -20 -17 -18 -18 -18 -17 -19 -20 -21 -22 -23 -23 -23 -24 -24 -25
Chill °C
-35 -35 -32 -32 -36 -37 -36 -36 -35 -36 -35 -32 -33 -35 -35 -32 -31 -30 -37 -36 -35 -39 -38 -38 -37 -36 -36
Freezing level m
150 350 500 400 250 50 250 300 150 200 200 200 550 600 450 550 550 550 250 200 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Mcmurdo Base
84 km ENE
34m alt.
4 hours ago
-0.7° C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 990).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
89 km ENE
8m alt.
4 hours ago
-0.9° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 130).
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
91 km ENE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Linda
110 km ESE
50m alt.
4 hours ago
-4.5° C
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
Cape Ross
173 km N
201m alt.
2 hours ago
-1.3° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 170).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Royal Society Range and within an acceptable time window.