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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2300
2300
2250
4900
4400
2300
km/h
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
5
E
5
WSW
20
NW
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-29
-25
-25
-29
-27
-28
-27
-25
-23
-24
-23
-23
-26
-23
-23
-25
min °C
-29
-31
-27
-26
-30
-28
-28
-29
-26
-23
-25
-24
-24
-28
-24
-24
-26
 chill °C
-44
-47
-40
-26
-39
-38
-39
-37
-26
-28
-36
-33
-24
-36
-29
-30
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-39-36-35-38-37-38-37-36-34-34-34-34-36-34-34-35-34-36-32-32-35-34-34-33-32-30-30-30-30-32-30-30-31-28-30-26-26-30-28-28-28-26-23-25-24-24-27-24-24-26-22-26-21-20-25-22-22-25-19-18-21-18-18-22-17-17-21-16-19-14-13-19-15-15-18-13-12-14-12-12-16-11-10-15
Sunrise
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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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2:58
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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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12:46
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB162E62S
1392 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATB160E62S
1394 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
1395 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB161E62S
1397 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
1397 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the S
(51 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
1399 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the S
(51 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
1401 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATB159E62S
1403 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 169).
- 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.