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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
4200
2300
2250
2300
2250
2300
km/h
10
W
10
W
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
NE
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
NNW
0
ENE
10
SE
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-32
-33
-31
-31
-34
-30
-29
-26
-23
-23
-25
-25
-24
-26
-23
-23
-22
min °C
-32
-33
-34
-31
-32
-35
-32
-29
-30
-24
-24
-28
-26
-25
-27
-25
-24
-25
 chill °C
-42
-44
-46
-41
-32
-44
-41
-38
-36
-30
-29
-33
-32
-25
-34
-25
-30
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-41-41-40-40-41-40-38-36-33-34-35-35-35-35-34-33-33-37-38-39-37-37-39-37-35-32-30-30-32-32-31-32-31-30-29-32-33-34-31-32-35-31-29-28-24-24-27-26-25-27-24-24-24-26-27-29-25-25-30-25-23-24-18-18-23-19-19-22-18-17-19-19-20-23-19-19-24-18-17-18-12-12-16-12-12-16-12-11-13
Sunrise
5:45
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5:37
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5:31
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5:24
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5:18
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5:11
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Sunset
—
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10:09
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10:15
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10:22
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10:29
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10:36
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10:43

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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 Fri night, min -35°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
ASCATB199E65S
1708 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB200E65S
1721 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB201E65S
1745 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB202E65S
1757 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB200E64S
1761 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 307).
- km
1783 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
1.4 km
High: overcast
ASCATB201E64S
1796 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC124E65S
1813 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 307).
- 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.