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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather Forecast

Royal Society Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
km/h
15
E
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
45
S
30
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
4
8
4
5
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-36
-35
-35
-34
-33
-31
-31
-31
-30
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
min °C
-36
-36
-35
-36
-36
-34
-32
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
 chill °C
-50
-52
-52
-54
-54
-48
-44
-43
-44
-43
-45
-48
-48
-49
-50
-50
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-36-35-36-35-34-32-31-31-31-31-31-31-31-31-31-31-34-34-33-33-33-31-30-29-28-28-28-28-28-28-28-28-27-28-29-27-28-28-26-24-24-23-22-23-22-21-21-21-20-21-23-24-20-21-23-20-19-20-17-16-18-15-15-15-14-13-16-17-17-14-14-17-14-13-13-11-10-11-9-8-9-7-6-9
Sunrise
—
—
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 afternoon, min -36°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the S by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-23°C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
1.6 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1464 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
50 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1632 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB188E64S
1857 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
1862 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB190E64S
1890 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB191E64S
1896 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC191E64S
1911 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC202E66S
1912 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB192E64S
1921 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 231).
- 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.