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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2300
5250
4750
4200
km/h
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
N
10
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
5
WNW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-26
-28
-26
-26
-30
-26
-26
-28
-24
-23
-27
-25
-25
-27
-25
-26
-29
min °C
-27
-28
-32
-29
-28
-31
-27
-27
-29
-25
-26
-29
-26
-27
-28
-26
-27
-29
 chill °C
-38
-40
-43
-37
-35
-39
-36
-41
-44
-38
-32
-39
-40
-42
-43
-40
-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
-41-41-43-42-42-43-41-40-39-36-36-37-36-37-38-38-40-40-37-38-40-39-39-40-38-37-36-33-33-34-33-34-35-35-37-37-32-32-35-34-33-35-32-32-32-29-29-31-30-30-31-30-32-33-27-27-30-28-27-31-27-27-29-25-25-28-26-26-28-26-27-29-20-21-24-22-21-25-20-20-22-18-18-22-19-20-21-19-20-23
Sunrise
7:09
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—
7:05
—
—
6:58
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—
6:52
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—
6:47
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—
6:41
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Sunset
—
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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9:17
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-26°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c175E63S
1319 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c181E64S
1325 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c177E63S
1327 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c176E63S
1330 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c173E63S
1355 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 295).
- km
hy2c172E62S
1369 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c166E62S
1374 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 330).
- 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.