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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun afternoon, min -25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
ENE
10
E
5
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
N
10
E
10
E
10
N
0
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-21
-23
-22
-23
-26
-21
-20
-24
-21
-20
-23
-17
-16
-18
-16
-15
-19
min °C
-22
-22
-25
-22
-25
-28
-23
-22
-27
-22
-21
-25
-19
-17
-18
-17
-17
-21
 chill °C
-29
-28
-32
-32
-38
-42
-34
-29
-35
-30
-27
-33
-19
-24
-26
-24
-22
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-38-38-39-40-37-37-38-37-37-36-35-33-33-33-33-33-35-34-34-34-35-36-33-33-35-34-33-32-31-29-29-29-29-29-29-28-29-28-30-31-27-27-30-28-27-28-25-23-23-23-23-24-22-22-24-22-24-27-22-21-26-22-21-24-18-17-18-17-16-20-15-15-18-16-17-21-15-15-19-15-15-17-12-10-12-10-10-14
Sunrise
4:07
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3:58
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12:00
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3:38
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3:26
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3:13
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Sunset
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11:45
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11:55
12:00
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12:06
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12:18
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12:30
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun afternoon, min -25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Shafer Peak. 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
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
light snow
Light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
3.9 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
0.6 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
41 minutes ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
70
Gales from the SSE
(70 kph at 150).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC176E64S
1254 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1256 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1257 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
1259 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC175E64S
1262 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1263 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1268 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 296).
- 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.