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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather Forecast

Royal Society Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, strong winds from the S by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
2000
1800
1700
1700
1700
1700
1750
1700
1850
1700
1700
km/h
10
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
40
S
40
S
30
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
30
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
6
6
6
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-29
-30
-32
-33
min °C
-31
-30
-30
-31
-30
-30
-31
-30
-31
-31
-31
-31
-30
-30
-30
-31
-33
-34
 chill °C
-41
-43
-45
-49
-48
-48
-43
-41
-44
-42
-40
-41
-41
-42
-40
-40
-48
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-30-31-30-30-31-30-31-31-31-31-30-30-30-31-33-34-28-28-27-28-27-27-27-27-28-28-28-27-26-27-26-27-29-31-23-22-21-21-20-21-22-22-23-21-21-22-20-20-20-21-23-27-17-16-15-13-13-16-19-18-19-16-15-17-15-13-15-15-18-21-11-9-9-7-6-10-13-12-12-9-9-10-8-7-8-8-11-15
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
3:44
—
—
3:27
—
—
3:05
—
—
2:38
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—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
—
12:06
—
—
12:23
—
—
12:43
—
—
1:10
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—
12:00
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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 Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, strong winds from the S by Mon morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
3 hours ago
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1632 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
ASCATC138E63S
1890 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC137E63S
1900 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC136E63S
1915 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC134E63S
1918 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC135E63S
1922 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SSW
(18 kph at 204).
- km
hy2c137E63S
1929 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC133E63S
1942 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 326).
- km
hy2c133E63S
1943 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 322).
- 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.