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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather Forecast

Royal Society Range · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri morning, min -41°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the S by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1950
1700
1700
1700
1700
4200
1700
1700
1700
km/h
5
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
25
S
15
S
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
E
25
SE
30
SE
40
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-36
-37
-39
-40
-40
-39
-39
-41
-41
-40
-39
-38
-36
-36
-35
-36
min °C
-37
-38
-40
-40
-40
-39
-41
-41
-41
-41
-40
-39
-38
-36
-36
-37
 chill °C
-45
-52
-57
-58
-57
-53
-51
-49
-49
-53
-50
-46
-49
-53
-54
-56
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-40-40-40-39-40-41-41-41-40-39-37-36-36-37-33-35-37-38-38-36-37-38-38-39-37-36-34-33-33-34-27-29-31-33-33-31-33-34-34-34-32-31-29-26-26-29-24-25-27-30-29-28-30-31-31-32-28-27-25-20-20-24-18-18-20-24-23-21-24-24-24-25-22-21-19-14-13-18
Sunrise
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7:22
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:05
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:50
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:46
—
—
7:53
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:08
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—
8:15
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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bishop Peak (Antarctica) is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri morning, min -41°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the S by Fri afternoon).

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
-16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
1320 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
ASCATC179E65S
1624 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1634 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC180E65S
1635 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC181E65S
1647 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1650 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1653 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1660 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB187E65S
1663 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 329).
- 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.