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Bishop Peak (Antarctica)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Thu morning, min -41°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the NE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1900
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
km/h
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
NNW
30
NNE
40
NE
30
E
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SE
50
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
2
5
1
1
10
5
2
 mm
max °C
-41
-39
-39
-39
-39
-38
-38
-38
-37
-37
-34
-38
-36
-34
-34
-36
-34
min °C
-41
-41
-39
-39
-39
-39
-38
-40
-38
-37
-37
-39
-37
-35
-35
-37
-35
 chill °C
-56
-55
-54
-53
-54
-55
-56
-60
-56
-57
-57
-59
-57
-55
-53
-57
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-40-39-39-39-39-38-39-38-37-36-39-37-35-35-37-35-39-38-37-37-37-36-35-37-36-35-33-36-33-31-32-34-31-35-35-34-34-35-33-32-33-34-31-28-32-29-25-25-28-25-33-34-34-34-36-33-31-33-33-29-23-28-26-19-19-23-20-26-28-27-28-29-26-25-26-27-22-17-22-19-13-12-17-14
Sunrise
11:10
10:56
10:45
10:33
10:22
Sunset
3:06
3:18
3:32
3:42
3:53
4:04

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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bishop Peak (Antarctica) is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Thu morning, min -41°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the NE by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

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
-28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1464 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 150).
1.0 km
Mid: clear
hy2c167E64S
1617 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
- km
hy2c166E64S
1628 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the S
(29 kph at 175).
- km
hy2c165E64S
1631 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 202).
- km
hy2c154E64S
1653 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c154E63S
1670 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c183E64S
1687 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NE
(16 kph at 42).
- km
hy2c181E64S
1690 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c180E64S
1694 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NE
(14 kph at 40).
- 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.