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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Wed night, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun afternoon, min -36°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4550
1600
1000
1450
2000
km/h
25
SSW
5
S
5
E
15
ESE
25
S
50
SSW
40
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
5
NW
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Snowflake cm
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—
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1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-37
-36
-34
-32
-32
-35
-36
-35
-34
-33
-35
-36
-34
-32
-31
-31
min °C
-38
-37
-35
-33
-33
-35
-37
-36
-34
-34
-36
-36
-36
-33
-31
-32
 chill °C
-54
-45
-41
-44
-52
-56
-57
-48
-41
-44
-44
-48
-48
-49
-42
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-37-35-33-33-35-37-36-34-34-36-36-35-33-31-32-32-31-29-27-26-30-31-30-28-29-31-31-30-28-26-27-28-25-24-22-18-25-25-23-23-25-26-26-25-23-23-25-24-20-19-17-13-18-21-17-18-22-20-21-23-18-18-22
Sunrise
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6:48
—
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6:39
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6:31
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6:22
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6:15
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Sunset
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—
9:07
—
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9:15
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9:22
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9:30
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9:37
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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 -32°C on Wed night, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun afternoon, min -36°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
-25°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
1311 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
ASCATC177E63S
1720 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
1768 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC172E63S
1772 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1773 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
1775 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC176E63S
1778 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the S
(10 kph at 171).
- km
ASCATC174E63S
1785 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATC173E63S
1786 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSW
(38 kph at 209).
- 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.