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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather Forecast

Royal Society Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed night, min -39°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1950
1700
1750
1700
1750
1800
1900
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
2000
4850
km/h
5
S
5
NW
10
N
0
N
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-38
-37
-36
-36
-36
-36
-37
-36
-34
-32
-34
-31
-30
-29
-29
-30
-30
-31
min °C
-39
-38
-37
-36
-36
-37
-37
-36
-36
-33
-34
-33
-31
-30
-29
-30
-31
-31
 chill °C
-39
-47
-47
-36
-36
-45
-48
-49
-51
-50
-49
-48
-45
-44
-40
-41
-41
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-38-37-36-36-37-37-36-35-33-34-32-31-30-29-30-31-31-37-35-35-34-34-34-34-34-33-30-31-30-28-27-26-27-28-29-33-31-31-30-29-30-29-29-27-24-26-25-23-21-21-22-23-24-28-26-27-25-25-26-24-23-22-17-21-20-17-16-16-17-19-21-21-19-20-19-19-19-17-16-16-11-15-14-11-9-10-11-12-15
Sunrise
5:09
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:24
—
—
4:11
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:53
—
—
11:04
—
—
11:15
—
—
11:25
—
—
11:37
—
—
11:51

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

The weather forecast for Bishop Peak (Antarctica) is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed night, min -39°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Sat 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
109 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
117 km ENE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
1320 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
DomeA
1632 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c175E64S
1664 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c176E64S
1668 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c146E64S
1693 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SE
(51 kph at 142).
- km
hy2c177E64S
1696 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC150E63S
1697 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 143).
- km
ASCATC151E63S
1700 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SE
(51 kph at 145).
- 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.