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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2300
2300
2250
4900
4400
2300
km/h
25
WNW
30
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
10
N
0
NW
5
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
5
E
5
SW
20
NW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-25
-20
-19
-24
-21
-21
-23
-18
-17
-20
-17
-17
-20
-16
-16
-20
min °C
-23
-27
-22
-20
-26
-22
-22
-26
-20
-18
-22
-18
-18
-24
-18
-17
-22
 chill °C
-36
-42
-34
-20
-34
-30
-29
-33
-20
-26
-33
-26
-18
-32
-22
-22
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-39-36-35-38-37-38-37-36-34-34-34-34-36-34-34-35-34-36-32-32-35-34-34-33-32-30-30-30-30-32-30-30-31-28-30-26-26-30-28-28-28-26-23-25-24-24-27-24-24-26-22-26-21-20-25-22-22-25-19-18-21-18-18-22-17-17-21-16-19-14-13-19-15-15-18-13-12-14-12-12-16-11-10-15
Sunrise
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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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2:58
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Sunset
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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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12:46
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Sun 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB185E64S
1466 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 59).
- km
ASCATB186E64S
1495 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
1509 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NE
(55 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATC188E64S
1534 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NE
(63 kph at 53).
- km
ASCATB188E64S
1546 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NE
(61 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
1553 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NE
(61 kph at 53).
- km
ASCATC189E64S
1564 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NE
(61 kph at 53).
- km
ASCATB185E63S
1568 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 356).
- 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.