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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
W
20
NW
15
WNW
5
W
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
10
N
5
NNW
0
SW
10
NNW
0
NNW
10
SSE
5
N
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-28
-24
-24
-28
-24
-23
-23
-17
-17
-21
-17
-17
-20
-15
-14
-17
min °C
-27
-30
-25
-25
-31
-26
-24
-26
-19
-19
-22
-19
-18
-21
-17
-15
-18
 chill °C
-38
-43
-35
-25
-39
-31
-29
-34
-23
-23
-29
-19
-22
-27
-23
-21
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-41-39-39-41-40-39-36-34-34-36-35-34-35-33-32-32-38-38-36-37-39-37-35-32-31-31-32-32-31-32-30-28-28-33-34-31-31-34-31-30-28-25-25-27-25-24-26-23-21-22-26-29-25-25-30-25-24-25-18-18-22-18-18-21-16-15-18-20-23-19-18-23-19-18-18-12-11-15-12-11-14-10-8-11
Sunrise
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—
5:37
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:11
—
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Sunset
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10:09
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:22
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:36
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10:43

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Sat 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
-22°C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.8 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
57 minutes ago
-14°C
-
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
50 km
Mid: clear
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
57 minutes ago
-14°C
-
59
Near gales from the ENE
(59 kph at 60).
0.4 km
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
57 minutes ago
-63°C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
57 minutes ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
76
Severe gales from the ENE
(76 kph at 70).
35 km
Mid: sky obscured
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2412 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
CampbellIslandAws
2412 km N
16m alt.
57 minutes ago
0°C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
ASCATB217E63S
2476 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the E
(51 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATB224E65S
2496 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 38).
- 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.