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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather Forecast

Royal Society Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri morning, min -37°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri afternoon, min -30°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Mon morning).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1750
1950
1800
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
km/h
5
N
5
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
20
SE
25
SE
40
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
1
—
—
1
1
1
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-35
-36
-37
-35
-34
-35
-32
-30
-29
-29
-30
-29
-29
-30
-30
-29
min °C
-35
-35
-36
-37
-37
-35
-35
-34
-31
-30
-30
-30
-29
-29
-30
-30
-29
 chill °C
-43
-42
-47
-50
-52
-52
-52
-50
-43
-42
-44
-43
-42
-42
-43
-45
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-36-37-36-35-35-33-31-30-30-30-29-29-30-30-29-33-33-34-34-34-32-33-31-28-27-27-27-27-27-28-27-27-29-29-29-29-29-27-27-26-24-22-23-21-21-21-22-22-21-24-25-23-23-24-21-20-22-18-17-18-16-15-16-17-16-16-18-19-17-17-17-14-14-15-12-11-12-9-8-10-10-9-9
Sunrise
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—
4:48
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:24
—
—
4:11
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
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11:04
—
—
11:15
—
—
11:25
—
—
11:37
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—
11:51
12:00
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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 -30°C on Fri morning, min -37°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri afternoon, min -30°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
109 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
117 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
1320 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: few
Dumont Durville
1464 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: overcast
1553 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: few
DomeA
1632 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
ASCATB244E70S
2484 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC244E70S
2493 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB236E68S
2502 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC245E70S
2502 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 309).
- 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.