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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather Forecast

Royal Society Range · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sat night, min -40°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed afternoon, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1750
1750
1700
1650
1700
2000
3750
km/h
10
NE
15
ESE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
SE
35
S
25
SSW
10
SW
10
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
2
2
4
1
3
 mm
max °C
-39
-38
-38
-37
-37
-36
-37
-36
-36
-36
-35
-35
-35
-35
-36
-34
-33
-33
min °C
-40
-39
-39
-37
-37
-36
-37
-37
-36
-36
-36
-35
-36
-36
-38
-36
-33
-35
 chill °C
-52
-53
-57
-55
-54
-53
-51
-50
-46
-36
-42
-44
-46
-52
-57
-52
-43
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-39-39-37-37-36-37-37-36-36-36-35-36-36-37-35-33-34-38-36-36-35-35-34-34-34-34-33-33-33-34-35-36-33-31-31-34-33-33-31-30-29-29-28-28-27-27-28-29-31-33-29-27-27-32-33-31-27-25-24-23-23-23-22-23-24-24-27-29-25-24-24-26-26-24-21-19-18-17-17-17-15-16-17-18-20-22-19-17-18
Sunrise
7:31
7:24
7:16
7:09
7:01
6:52
Sunset
6:42
6:49
6:57
7:04
7:10
7:17

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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 Fri night. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sat night, min -40°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed afternoon, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S 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.
3 hours ago
-24°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (56 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
1.4 km
Dumont Durville
1464 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1632 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c184E65S
1653 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 192).
- km
hy2c186E65S
1671 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 152).
- km
hy2c185E65S
1678 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 145).
- km
hy2c181E64S
1684 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 170).
- km
hy2c176E64S
1688 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 198).
- km
hy2c190E65S
1695 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the S
(36 kph at 170).
- km
hy2c184E64S
1697 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSE
(21 kph at 158).
- 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.