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Royal Society Range Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -30°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sun night, severe gales from the S by Mon night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1350
1600
1700
1500
1700
1850
1750
2150
2050
450
2000
km/h
70
SSW
80
SSW
55
S
40
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
40
S
50
S
65
S
55
S
60
S
65
S
45
SSW
25
S
60
S
55
S
75
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-29
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-30
-29
-30
-28
-28
-28
-26
-25
-26
-23
min °C
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-29
-28
-28
-27
-26
-27
-24
 chill °C
-52
-51
-50
-45
-44
-46
-47
-48
-49
-50
-49
-49
-48
-46
-42
-46
-46
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-28-28-29-30-30-30-30-30-29-28-28-27-26-27-24-21-22-22-21-21-21-22-23-23-23-22-22-21-20-19-19-20-17-13-14-15-14-13-14-14-15-17-15-15-15-14-12-12-11-13-10-6-7-9-7-6-7-7-8-10-8-7-9-7-5-6-4-6-4
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
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—
12:00
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—
12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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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 -28°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Royal Society Range Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -30°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sun night, severe gales from the S by Mon 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
88 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the E.(Wind varies from 090 to 150 degs)
(33 kph at 100).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1488 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 130).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1629 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
WilkinsRunwayEast
2051 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Casey
2112 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC112E61S
2629 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC111E61S
2634 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATC110E61S
2651 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 299).
- km
SHIP1964
2656 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
65
Gales from the NE
(65 kph at 50).
SHIP4346
2656 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
65
Gales from the NE
(65 kph at 50).
- 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.