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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather Forecast

Royal Society Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri night, min -36°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
km/h
10
NE
15
E
25
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
S
30
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
8
5
6
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-36
-35
-35
-35
-34
-33
-32
-31
-31
-31
-30
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
min °C
-35
-36
-36
-35
-36
-35
-33
-32
-32
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-30
-31
-30
 chill °C
-46
-48
-52
-53
-54
-53
-48
-45
-45
-45
-44
-43
-46
-48
-48
-48
-50
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-36-36-35-36-35-33-32-32-31-31-31-31-31-31-30-31-30-33-34-34-33-33-32-31-30-29-29-28-28-29-28-27-27-27-27-28-28-29-27-28-27-25-24-24-23-22-23-23-22-21-20-20-21-23-23-24-20-21-23-20-18-20-17-16-19-17-15-15-14-13-16-16-16-17-14-14-16-13-12-13-11-10-12-10-9-9-7-7-9
Sunrise
4:48
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—
4:37
—
—
4:24
—
—
4:11
—
—
12:00
—
—
3:44
—
—
Sunset
—
—
11:15
—
—
11:25
—
—
11:37
—
—
11:51
12:00
—
—
12:06
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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 -31°C on Fri night, min -36°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sun 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
109 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Williams Field
117 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 130 degs)
(22 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1464 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
50 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1632 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
WilkinsRunwayEast
2032 km WSW
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
-
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 50).
1.0 km
Casey
2094 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
65
Gales from the ENE
(65 kph at 70).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB114E62S
2483 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB113E62S
2498 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB114E61S
2505 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB112E62S
2515 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 349).
- 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.