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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
km/h
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
S
5
NNE
10
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-26
-29
-27
-27
-28
-25
-25
-28
-26
-26
-27
-24
-24
-28
-25
-24
-28
min °C
-27
-29
-30
-28
-27
-30
-28
-28
-30
-27
-28
-28
-25
-26
-28
-26
-27
-29
 chill °C
-39
-42
-44
-37
-34
-39
-35
-35
-36
-36
-43
-43
-40
-40
-41
-39
-42
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-43-42-41-43-41-41-42-41-41-39-36-36-36-36-37-39-37-38-39-39-38-40-38-38-39-37-38-36-33-34-35-34-35-36-32-33-34-33-33-35-33-32-34-32-32-32-29-29-32-30-30-33-27-28-30-28-27-29-27-27-29-27-27-28-25-25-28-26-26-29-20-21-23-21-21-23-21-21-23-20-21-22-18-19-22-19-19-22
Sunrise
7:16
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7:09
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—
7:05
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6:58
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6:52
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6:47
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Sunset
—
8:45
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—
8:51
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8:55
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—
9:01
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9:07
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9:13
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

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
-25°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-32°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
ASCATB176E64S
1281 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSW
(62 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
1286 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1286 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1291 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB176E63S
1294 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1294 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1299 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATB177E63S
1302 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSW
(62 kph at 197).
- 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.