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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather Forecast

Royal Society Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1950
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
2000
1800
1750
1700
1700
1700
1750
1700
1750
km/h
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
35
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
15
S
15
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
10
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
7
6
6
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
-27
-28
-27
-27
-28
-26
-27
-26
-25
min °C
-29
-29
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-27
-28
-28
-27
-27
-26
 chill °C
-40
-39
-41
-42
-44
-44
-39
-37
-39
-42
-37
-39
-39
-39
-39
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-30-30-30-31-30-31-31-31-31-31-31-30-30-29-28-29-28-27-27-27-27-27-28-28-27-28-27-27-27-26-24-23-22-21-20-20-21-23-23-23-21-22-22-20-20-20-19-17-16-15-14-13-16-20-19-19-16-16-17-14-14-15-13-11-9-8-7-6-10-13-12-12-9-9-11-7-7-8
Sunrise
—
12:00
—
—
3:44
—
—
3:27
—
—
3:05
—
—
2:38
—
—
Sunset
—
12:00
—
—
12:06
—
—
12:23
—
—
12:43
—
—
1:10
—
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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bishop Peak (Antarctica) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Bishop Peak (Antarctica) at the specific elevation of 3000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Bishop Peak (Antarctica). 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
117 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
399 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Vostok
1206 km SW
3490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 220).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1320 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
High: scattered
Dumont Durville
1464 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
65
Gales from the SSE
(65 kph at 150).
1553 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1632 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB156E63S
1756 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NW
(62 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
1763 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB154E63S
1773 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 309).
- 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.