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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather Forecast

Royal Society Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1800
1700
1700
1750
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
2000
1900
1700
1700
1750
km/h
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
25
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
3
8
3
4
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-30
-29
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-30
min °C
-31
-31
-30
-32
-31
-30
-31
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
-31
 chill °C
-42
-42
-41
-46
-46
-46
-49
-49
-48
-47
-44
-42
-44
-44
-44
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-30-31-31-30-31-31-30-30-30-30-31-31-31-31-28-28-27-28-28-28-28-28-27-27-27-27-28-28-28-27-24-23-22-23-23-21-21-21-20-20-22-23-24-23-22-22-19-17-16-19-17-15-15-15-13-15-18-19-21-17-16-18-13-10-9-12-10-8-8-8-7-9-12-13-14-11-10-12
Sunrise
—
4:11
—
—
12:00
—
—
3:44
—
—
3:27
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—
3:05
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—
Sunset
—
—
—
11:51
12:00
—
—
12:06
—
—
12:23
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—
12:43
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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bishop Peak (Antarctica) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Bishop Peak (Antarctica) at the specific elevation of 3460 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
-21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
DomeA
1632 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC134E64S
1879 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATC135E64S
1883 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATC133E64S
1911 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ESE
(38 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATC132E64S
1927 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATC138E63S
1932 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATC138E62S
1943 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATC131E64S
1944 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 99).
- km
ASCATC137E63S
1954 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ENE
(21 kph at 76).
- 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.