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Bishop Peak (Antarctica)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Thu night, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -42°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
km/h
20
W
15
W
25
N
25
NNE
40
NE
30
ESE
40
SE
45
SSE
30
S
20
SE
30
SSE
20
S
5
WSW
15
SE
30
SE
30
SE
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
2
8
1
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-39
-39
-39
-38
-39
-39
-37
-36
-39
-40
-36
-35
-35
-35
-37
-36
-33
min °C
-39
-40
-39
-38
-41
-40
-38
-37
-41
-42
-39
-35
-36
-37
-37
-36
-35
 chill °C
-54
-54
-56
-55
-60
-59
-58
-56
-57
-58
-58
-49
-44
-53
-55
-53
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-39-38-40-40-38-37-40-41-38-35-36-36-37-36-34-37-38-36-36-38-38-36-34-38-39-35-32-33-34-35-34-31-35-35-33-32-35-35-32-27-33-35-30-26-28-32-33-31-28-35-35-32-31-33-34-30-22-29-32-26-21-23-30-32-29-26-29-28-26-25-27-28-23-16-22-26-20-14-16-23-25-22-20
Sunrise
10:56
10:45
10:33
10:22
10:11
Sunset
3:18
3:32
3:42
3:53
4:04
4:14

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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 night. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Thu night, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Thu night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -42°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSE 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.
2 hours ago
-29°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
399 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-30°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1320 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
8.0 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1464 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
50 km
Mid: clear
1553 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: few
DomeA
1632 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
hy2c189E63S
1971 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c190E63S
1971 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c189E62S
1999 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c190E62S
2008 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 282).
- 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.