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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather Forecast

Royal Society Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1700
1750
1800
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
3450
1850
1700
1700
1700
2100
km/h
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
30
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
2
9
4
4
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-30
-29
-29
-29
-30
min °C
-30
-30
-32
-31
-30
-31
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-30
-30
-29
-29
-32
 chill °C
-41
-41
-46
-45
-45
-49
-48
-47
-47
-41
-41
-44
-45
-43
-42
-38
-38
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-31-31-30-31-31-30-30-30-30-31-31-30-30-29-29-31-28-27-28-28-28-28-28-27-27-27-27-28-28-27-26-26-26-28-23-21-23-23-21-21-21-21-21-23-23-24-21-21-21-20-20-23-17-16-19-17-15-15-15-14-15-19-20-20-16-15-18-15-15-17-10-10-13-10-8-8-8-7-9-13-14-14-9-8-11-9-8-11
Sunrise
4:11
—
—
12:00
—
—
3:44
—
—
3:27
—
—
3:05
—
—
2:38
—
—
Sunset
—
—
11:51
12:00
—
—
12:06
—
—
12:23
—
—
12:43
—
—
1:10
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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bishop Peak (Antarctica) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1464 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1632 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC177E64S
1663 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 102).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1664 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ESE
(29 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1670 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
1677 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1677 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the E
(38 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1678 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1678 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 95).
- 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.