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– Lat/Long: 78.17° S 162.15° E

Bishop Peak (Antarctica)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Thu afternoon, min -41°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sat afternoon, min -38°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
3450
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
km/h
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
25
N
30
NNE
40
NE
30
E
40
SE
50
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
55
S
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Snowflake cm
1
2
9
1
2
4
6
11
 mm
max °C
-40
-39
-39
-39
-39
-38
-38
-37
-36
-35
-37
-37
-35
-35
-34
-34
min °C
-41
-39
-39
-40
-39
-38
-40
-38
-36
-35
-38
-38
-36
-35
-35
-35
 chill °C
-57
-54
-54
-54
-56
-56
-59
-56
-56
-57
-59
-58
-51
-55
-56
-56
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-39-39-40-39-38-39-38-36-35-38-38-36-35-35-35-39-37-37-38-37-36-37-36-34-33-35-35-33-32-32-31-35-34-34-35-33-32-34-34-31-26-31-31-27-26-26-25-34-34-34-36-33-31-33-33-29-21-27-28-23-20-20-18-28-28-28-29-26-25-26-27-22-15-21-22-17-14-14-12
Sunrise
11:10
10:56
10:45
10:33
10:22
Sunset
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 -36°C on Thu afternoon, min -41°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sat afternoon, min -38°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

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
-46°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
117 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1464 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
-
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 160).
DomeA
1632 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-64°C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
Casey
2094 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 20).
Mid: overcast
ASCATC113E63S
2422 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the NW
(64 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATC113E62S
2437 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the NW
(68 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATC112E62S
2524 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC110E62S
2551 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATC111E62S
2558 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 7).
- 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.