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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather Forecast

Royal Society Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun afternoon, min -39°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri morning, min -36°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1950
1700
1750
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
km/h
15
W
5
NNE
5
S
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
25
S
10
SW
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
6
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-36
-38
-38
-37
-37
-37
-37
-36
-37
-36
-33
-32
-31
-30
-29
-30
-31
min °C
-37
-39
-39
-37
-37
-37
-37
-37
-37
-36
-36
-33
-32
-31
-30
-30
-33
 chill °C
-47
-39
-46
-37
-49
-46
-45
-45
-48
-48
-51
-52
-50
-50
-44
-40
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-39-39-37-37-37-37-37-37-36-35-33-32-31-30-30-32-35-37-36-35-35-35-34-35-34-34-32-30-30-28-27-26-29-31-33-32-30-30-30-30-30-29-28-27-24-24-22-21-21-25-27-30-27-25-27-26-26-26-24-22-23-18-18-17-16-17-24-21-24-21-18-20-19-20-20-17-16-16-12-11-10-9-11-17
Sunrise
—
—
5:09
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:24
—
—
Sunset
—
10:44
—
—
10:53
—
—
11:04
—
—
11:15
—
—
11:25
—
—
11:37

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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bishop Peak (Antarctica) is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun afternoon, min -39°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri morning, min -36°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-25°C
light snow
Light snow.
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 100).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
399 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
1320 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
Dumont Durville
1464 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
115
Extremely windy from the SSE
(115 kph at 160).
0.3 km
Mid: scattered
1553 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: few
DomeA
1632 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
ASCATB199E65S
1956 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB199E64S
1977 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATB200E64S
2066 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB201E64S
2092 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 257).
- 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.