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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather Forecast

Royal Society Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sun night, near gales from the SSE by Mon night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1750
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
2050
1900
1700
1700
km/h
40
S
40
S
40
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
45
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
4
4
2
1
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
—
—
—
2
4
14
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
-32
-33
-33
-33
-33
-32
-32
-31
-29
-28
-30
-27
min °C
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-34
-33
-33
-32
-32
-31
-29
-30
-29
 chill °C
-50
-50
-51
-48
-47
-47
-48
-48
-49
-51
-49
-50
-48
-47
-45
-47
-47
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-32-32-32-32-33-33-33-34-33-33-32-32-30-29-30-28-29-30-30-29-29-29-30-30-31-31-30-29-28-29-27-26-28-25-23-23-23-22-22-23-23-23-25-24-24-23-22-22-21-20-21-18-15-15-17-15-15-17-16-16-19-17-17-17-16-16-16-14-14-12-9-9-10-9-9-10-10-10-13-10-10-11-10-9-10-7-8-6
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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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 Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sun night, near gales from the SSE by Mon 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
116 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the E.(Wind varies from 090 to 150 degs)
(33 kph at 100).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1459 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 130).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1614 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
WilkinsRunwayEast
2017 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Casey
2078 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC112E61S
2593 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC111E61S
2598 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATC110E61S
2615 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 299).
- km
SHIP1964
2627 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
65
Gales from the NE
(65 kph at 50).
SHIP4346
2627 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
65
Gales from the NE
(65 kph at 50).
- 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.