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Bishop Peak (Antarctica)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu night, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue morning, min -35°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1750
1700
1700
1700
1800
1700
km/h
30
NNE
35
NE
35
ESE
40
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
10
S
0
NNW
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
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Snowflake cm
2
2
4
1
1
3
 mm
max °C
-38
-40
-39
-38
-35
-37
-38
-38
-37
-34
-33
-34
-33
-29
-27
-26
-24
min °C
-38
-42
-40
-38
-37
-38
-39
-40
-38
-35
-35
-34
-33
-32
-28
-27
-26
 chill °C
-56
-63
-60
-58
-56
-54
-58
-60
-55
-46
-44
-47
-44
-44
-40
-38
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-41-40-38-36-38-39-39-38-35-34-34-33-31-28-27-25-36-39-38-36-34-35-36-37-35-33-32-32-31-28-25-24-23-32-36-35-33-29-30-32-34-30-28-27-29-28-25-22-21-20-31-35-34-30-24-25-28-30-26-23-23-26-26-22-18-18-18-24-28-28-24-17-19-21-24-19-17-16-20-19-15-12-11-11
Sunrise
10:45
10:33
10:22
10:11
10:03
Sunset
3:32
3:42
3:53
4:04
4:14
4:22

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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 Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu night, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue morning, min -35°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
-34°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1464 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1632 km SSW
4084m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c183E65S
1658 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 215).
- km
hy2c167E63S
1681 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c182E64S
1701 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 218).
- km
hy2c168E63S
1701 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c179E64S
1703 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the SW
(68 kph at 225).
- km
hy2c156E63S
1710 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 322).
- km
hy2c177E64S
1712 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 230).
- 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.