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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather Forecast

Royal Society Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed night, min -41°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4900
1750
1750
1700
1700
2000
2050
1700
1700
km/h
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
NE
15
E
20
SE
30
S
30
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
10
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-40
-40
-39
-38
-36
-36
-40
-39
-38
-37
-37
-37
-38
-36
-36
-35
-35
min °C
-40
-41
-40
-38
-37
-36
-41
-41
-38
-38
-37
-38
-38
-38
-36
-35
-35
 chill °C
-50
-55
-52
-46
-50
-50
-60
-61
-52
-48
-50
-52
-52
-50
-53
-53
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-41-40-38-37-36-41-40-38-38-37-38-38-37-36-35-35-37-38-37-36-34-32-38-38-36-35-34-36-36-35-34-33-33-33-34-32-30-29-26-33-34-30-30-31-31-32-32-30-29-30-31-32-28-27-25-21-27-29-25-26-28-27-28-30-27-26-29-24-25-21-20-18-14-20-23-19-20-22-20-21-24-20-20-23
Sunrise
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
9:05
—
—
9:12
—
—
9:20
—
—
9:28
—
—
9:35
—
—
9:43
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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bishop Peak (Antarctica) is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed night, min -41°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun 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
-24°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
1320 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
1553 km S
2835m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: clear
2870 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
3090 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
ASCATC90E60S
3182 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATB262E67S
3184 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC89E60S
3201 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB263E67S
3213 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB264E67S
3221 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 299).
- 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.