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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
0
S
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-27
-28
-30
-26
-26
-28
-27
-26
-27
-23
-22
-22
-24
-23
-24
min °C
-28
-27
-29
-32
-28
-26
-30
-28
-27
-28
-25
-22
-24
-24
-24
-25
 chill °C
-37
-38
-44
-48
-40
-34
-38
-38
-36
-37
-33
-22
-36
-36
-34
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-38-39-37-36-38-37-36-36-35-33-33-34-33-33-33-33-35-36-33-32-34-34-33-33-31-29-29-30-30-30-28-27-29-31-27-26-29-28-27-28-24-22-23-24-24-25-23-21-23-27-21-21-25-21-20-23-18-16-18-18-18-21-17-15-16-20-15-14-18-15-14-16-11-10-12-11-12-14
Sunrise
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3:58
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12:00
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—
3:38
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3:26
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3:13
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Sunset
—
—
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11:55
12:00
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12:06
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12:18
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12:30
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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 Thu morning, min -32°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -28°C on Fri 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 310 to 110 degs)
(13 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
ASCATC144E64S
1385 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATC143E64S
1403 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATC145E63S
1472 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC144E63S
1486 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATC139E64S
1492 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATC143E63S
1502 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 171).
- km
ASCATC138E64S
1514 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATC142E63S
1528 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 192).
- 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.