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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri afternoon, min -26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2350
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
0
NE
5
W
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
5
NE
10
E
10
E
0
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-23
-21
-21
-23
-22
-22
-22
-20
-21
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-24
-26
min °C
-21
-23
-22
-22
-24
-22
-22
-23
-21
-22
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
 chill °C
-33
-36
-34
-28
-24
-22
-26
-29
-26
-29
-30
-32
-32
-25
-25
-35
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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4:56
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4:48
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4:41
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4:33
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4:24
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Sunset
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10:50
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10:57
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11:04
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11:12
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11:20
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11:28

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri afternoon, min -26°C on Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-8°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
87
Stormy winds from the E
(87 kph at 100).
Mid: overcast
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
50 km
Mid: overcast
2103 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: sky obscured
Macquarie Island
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
ASCATB224E65S
2520 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 356).
- 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.