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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather Forecast

Royal Society Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5150
1700
1700
1700
1750
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
1700
3050
2050
1750
1700
1700
1700
km/h
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
S
35
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
7
4
4
5
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-31
-31
-31
-30
-30
-31
-31
-30
-31
-30
-29
-30
-30
-31
-32
-31
-30
min °C
-33
-32
-31
-31
-30
-32
-32
-31
-31
-31
-30
-30
-30
-31
-32
-32
-31
-31
 chill °C
-47
-44
-42
-42
-40
-46
-46
-47
-48
-49
-47
-47
-40
-43
-48
-46
-44
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-31-31-30-31-32-31-31-31-30-30-30-31-32-32-31-31-31-29-29-28-28-29-29-28-28-28-27-26-27-28-29-29-28-27-25-24-24-23-22-23-23-22-22-21-21-20-22-23-24-23-22-22-21-19-19-17-16-19-17-15-16-14-14-15-18-18-19-17-16-18-14-13-13-10-9-12-11-9-9-8-7-8-11-12-12-10-10-12
Sunrise
4:24
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—
4:11
—
—
12:00
—
—
3:44
—
—
3:27
—
—
3:05
—
—
Sunset
—
—
11:37
—
—
11:51
12:00
—
—
12:06
—
—
12:23
—
—
12:43
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Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bishop Peak (Antarctica) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
117 km ENE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 190 to 010 degs)
(17 kph at 350).
10.0 km
DomeA
1632 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c149E63S
1733 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 312).
- km
hy2c148E63S
1744 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c152E63S
1752 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c147E63S
1757 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c153E63S
1764 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c151E63S
1764 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c146E63S
1771 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 325).
- 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.