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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
7800
km/h
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
10
NW
5
ESE
10
N
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
5
NE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-25
-27
-23
-24
-27
-27
-27
-28
-23
-24
-27
-23
-21
-17
-14
-14
-15
min °C
-27
-30
-24
-25
-29
-27
-29
-30
-25
-27
-29
-25
-21
-20
-15
-16
-17
 chill °C
-40
-45
-33
-35
-44
-42
-45
-46
-34
-32
-36
-37
-32
-29
-21
-22
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-39-35-36-38-39-40-40-37-39-39-36-32-29-29-29-29-37-37-33-34-35-36-38-38-34-36-36-33-30-27-26-26-25-32-32-29-30-32-32-33-34-30-31-32-29-26-23-21-21-21-26-29-24-25-28-27-28-29-24-26-28-24-21-19-15-15-16-20-22-18-19-22-21-21-23-18-19-22-17-15-12-9-9-10
Sunrise
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6:52
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6:47
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6:41
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6:35
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6:28
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Sunset
9:01
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9:07
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9:13
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9:17
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9:23
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9:29
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Mon 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
35 km
Mid: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
High: broken
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
Mid: few
2103 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
2184 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2412 km N
16m alt.
58 minutes ago
6°C
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 260).
ASCATB229E68S
2414 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATB227E67S
2438 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 171).
- 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.