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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, 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 -24°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2300
2350
2300
2250
2250
2300
km/h
30
WNW
20
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
5
NE
0
N
10
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
ENE
5
E
10
NNW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-25
-25
-28
-27
-28
-27
-24
-23
-24
-24
-24
-26
-24
-24
-25
min °C
-31
-27
-25
-30
-28
-28
-28
-25
-23
-25
-24
-25
-28
-25
-24
-26
 chill °C
-47
-39
-30
-40
-39
-39
-36
-25
-30
-37
-34
-32
-36
-25
-24
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-36-35-38-37-37-36-35-33-34-34-34-36-35-34-35-35-32-31-35-34-34-32-31-29-30-30-31-32-31-30-31-30-26-25-29-28-28-28-25-23-25-24-25-27-25-24-26-26-20-19-25-22-22-24-18-17-21-18-18-23-18-18-21-19-14-13-19-15-15-18-12-11-14-12-12-16-12-11-15
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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12:00
—
—
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 -23°C on Sat afternoon, 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 -24°C on Sat night, 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.
3 hours ago
-14°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (48 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.3 km
ASCATC127E64S
1804 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC126E64S
1852 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC125E64S
1875 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC126E63S
1880 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC124E64S
1899 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC123E64S
1924 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB122E64S
1946 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC122E64S
1949 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 237).
- 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.