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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather Forecast

Royal Society Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
2000
1800
1700
1700
1700
1700
1750
1700
1850
1700
1700
km/h
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
45
S
45
S
30
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
30
S
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Snowflake cm
—
1
6
6
6
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-27
-27
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-27
-28
-31
min °C
-28
-28
-27
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
-27
-26
-27
-30
-31
 chill °C
-38
-41
-41
-46
-44
-44
-37
-36
-40
-39
-37
-38
-36
-39
-36
-34
-44
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-30-31-30-30-31-30-31-31-31-31-30-30-30-31-33-34-28-28-27-28-27-27-27-27-28-28-28-27-26-27-26-27-29-31-23-22-21-21-20-21-22-22-23-21-21-22-20-20-20-21-23-27-17-16-15-13-13-16-19-18-19-16-15-17-15-13-15-15-18-21-11-9-9-7-6-10-13-12-12-9-9-10-8-7-8-8-11-15
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
3:44
—
—
3:27
—
—
3:05
—
—
2:38
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—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
—
12:06
—
—
12:23
—
—
12:43
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—
1:10
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—
12:00
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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 Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1464 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
50 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1632 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2032 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Casey
2094 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC112E62S
2503 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 101).
- km
ASCATC113E62S
2526 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the E
(29 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATC113E61S
2536 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATC111E62S
2537 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 102).
- km
ASCATC110E62S
2544 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 104).
- 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.