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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather Forecast

Royal Society Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am 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 Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2850
2050
3550
2000
1700
1750
1700
1700
3650
2350
km/h
20
SSW
15
SW
10
S
20
S
10
S
5
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
35
SSE
30
S
15
S
25
SW
35
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-40
-41
-41
-41
-39
-38
-36
-36
-38
-41
-38
-36
-37
-37
-36
-36
min °C
-41
-41
-41
-41
-40
-39
-37
-36
-40
-41
-39
-36
-39
-37
-37
-37
 chill °C
-56
-54
-53
-57
-51
-46
-48
-52
-59
-61
-53
-52
-55
-53
-52
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-41-41-40-39-37-36-39-41-39-36-38-37-37-37-38-38-39-38-37-36-34-33-37-39-36-33-36-35-34-33-34-34-34-34-32-30-28-27-30-34-31-27-32-31-28-28-32-32-31-32-28-26-24-20-23-29-28-23-30-28-25-25-25-25-25-25-21-20-17-14-17-23-21-17-23-22-18-18
Sunrise
—
7:01
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:30
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:05
—
—
9:12
—
—
9:20
—
—
9:28
—
—
9:35
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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 Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Fri afternoon, min -41°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
109 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-28°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
117 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
1320 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
ASCATB166E62S
1822 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
1855 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
1860 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
1860 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB165E61S
1899 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB139E63S
1927 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB138E63S
1928 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 290).
- 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.