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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
SSE
10
WNW
5
S
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
E
15
SE
10
SSE
5
W
10
SSW
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-26
-24
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-22
-22
-24
-23
-23
-24
-23
-23
-24
min °C
-26
-26
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-23
-22
-25
-23
-23
-25
-24
-23
-25
 chill °C
-32
-34
-25
-33
-32
-34
-34
-31
-32
-30
-31
-30
-33
-32
-30
-30
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-35-35-34-33-34-34-34-34-33-34-34-34-34-34-33-35-32-32-31-30-30-30-30-30-30-29-30-30-30-31-30-30-31-26-26-25-24-24-24-24-25-23-22-25-23-23-25-24-23-25-19-21-18-17-18-17-17-19-16-15-20-16-16-18-17-16-19-13-15-12-10-12-10-10-13-10-9-13-10-9-12-11-9-12
Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°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
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-6°C
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: few
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
4 hours ago
-7°C
-
57
Near gales from the ESE
(57 kph at 110).
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
4 hours ago
-1°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 100).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 50).
SHIP2586
2843 km SW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-3°C
47
Strong winds from the ENE
(47 kph at 70).

* 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.