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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -35°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
4400
2350
2250
2250
km/h
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
E
5
E
5
SE
0
NNW
0
W
5
SE
5
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-33
-31
-30
-31
-33
-33
-35
-32
-32
-33
-27
-26
-25
-23
-22
-25
min °C
-33
-33
-33
-31
-34
-33
-35
-36
-33
-33
-35
-30
-26
-26
-24
-23
-25
 chill °C
-45
-44
-43
-31
-42
-41
-48
-49
-44
-40
-41
-36
-26
-26
-24
-29
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-39-39-38-39-40-41-42-41-40-41-37-35-34-34-32-33-37-37-37-36-37-38-39-40-38-38-38-34-31-30-30-29-30-33-33-32-31-33-33-34-36-33-33-34-29-26-26-24-23-25-27-29-26-25-29-27-28-31-27-26-29-23-21-22-18-16-20-20-22-19-18-22-21-21-25-20-20-23-16-14-16-11-10-14
Sunrise
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—
5:50
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:31
—
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5:24
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Sunset
9:58
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—
—
10:04
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10:09
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10:15
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10:22
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10:29

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -35°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 2000 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
-20°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
Dust or sand raised by wind.
67
Gales from the S
(67 kph at 190).
4.0 km
Mid: few
2103 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2412 km N
16m alt.
50 minutes ago
8°C
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
ASCATB230E67S
2533 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB231E67S
2542 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 205).
- 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.