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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
NW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-27
-25
-26
-29
-26
-26
-30
-30
-29
-29
-26
-26
-28
-26
-27
-24
min °C
-28
-26
-28
-30
-27
-28
-32
-31
-30
-31
-28
-28
-30
-29
-29
-28
 chill °C
-34
-33
-37
-39
-38
-41
-47
-45
-44
-45
-38
-40
-39
-39
-43
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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7:22
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7:16
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7:09
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7:05
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6:58
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Sunset
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8:40
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8:45
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8:51
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8:55
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9:01
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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 Mon morning, min -32°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
Wind obs. (41 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 170).
ASCATC181E65S
1272 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1290 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
1309 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
1329 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC180E64S
1345 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC185E65S
1351 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
1370 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 281).
- 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.