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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -31°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
9800
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2350
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
km/h
5
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
NW
5
NW
0
S
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-17
-18
-19
-20
-21
-20
-19
-20
-20
-20
-23
-24
-25
-27
-28
-29
-27
min °C
-19
-17
-19
-20
-21
-22
-21
-20
-21
-20
-21
-24
-25
-26
-27
-28
-31
-31
 chill °C
-24
-17
-29
-30
-31
-31
-28
-20
-25
-20
-21
-35
-36
-39
-40
-28
-38
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-26-27-29-30-30-30-29-30-30-32-33-34-35-35-36-38-37-24-23-23-26-27-27-26-26-26-27-28-29-30-31-32-34-35-33-19-17-19-20-21-22-21-20-21-20-21-24-25-26-27-28-30-29-13-13-14-13-15-17-14-13-15-14-15-19-19-20-24-22-24-25-7-6-8-7-8-10-8-7-9-8-8-12-13-14-17-16-18-19
Sunrise
6:35
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—
6:28
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—
6:22
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—
6:16
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6:09
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6:03
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Sunset
—
9:23
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—
9:29
—
—
9:35
—
—
9:39
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—
9:45
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9:52
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -31°C on Sun afternoon). 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.
2 hours ago
-5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
106
Extremely windy from the SSE
(106 kph at 150).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATC172E63S
1310 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
1310 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
1311 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1317 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB173E63S
1317 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC173E63S
1322 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB170E62S
1326 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB171E62S
1327 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 312).
- 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.