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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
35
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
15
WNW
5
SW
15
NW
10
NW
5
E
5
NE
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-28
-28
-20
-19
-21
-15
-13
-14
-13
-14
-16
-13
-13
-15
-15
-16
-20
min °C
-28
-29
-30
-24
-22
-22
-18
-16
-15
-14
-15
-17
-14
-14
-17
-16
-18
-22
 chill °C
-44
-45
-46
-35
-31
-32
-25
-21
-20
-20
-21
-22
-14
-19
-25
-22
-27
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-39-36-36-34-30-28-28-28-29-29-30-30-31-33-34-35-37-38-37-32-32-31-27-25-25-25-26-26-26-26-27-29-30-31-32-34-34-27-27-26-22-20-20-20-21-21-20-20-22-22-24-26-28-29-29-22-21-22-17-15-15-14-15-17-14-14-16-16-17-21-22-22-23-15-14-15-10-9-9-7-8-11-7-7-10-9-11-15
Sunrise
6:47
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6:41
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—
6:35
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6:28
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6:22
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—
6:16
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Sunset
—
9:13
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—
9:17
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—
9:23
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—
9:29
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9:35
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9:39
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Mon morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Fri 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.
3 hours ago
-15°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (26 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
moderate snow
Clouds developing.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
29 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
65
Gales from the ESE
(65 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATC115E63S
2247 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC114E63S
2255 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC113E63S
2273 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC115E62S
2275 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC116E62S
2287 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC114E62S
2318 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 297).
- 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.