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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2300
4000
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
km/h
10
WNW
5
SE
10
NE
5
ENE
0
NE
5
N
5
ENE
10
SE
5
NE
0
E
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
SE
20
SE
5
SSW
15
W
10
W
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-30
-34
-30
-26
-26
-23
-23
-26
-24
-23
-24
-22
-22
-23
-21
-21
-21
min °C
-31
-32
-35
-32
-27
-26
-24
-24
-27
-25
-24
-25
-24
-22
-23
-22
-21
-23
 chill °C
-40
-42
-44
-40
-27
-33
-29
-31
-33
-25
-24
-25
-32
-32
-32
-31
-28
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-42-40-36-34-34-34-36-35-34-34-33-32-33-33-32-31-36-37-39-36-33-30-30-30-32-31-30-31-30-29-29-28-27-27-31-31-35-31-27-26-24-24-27-25-24-25-23-22-23-22-21-22-24-24-31-25-21-23-17-17-22-18-17-19-16-15-18-16-15-19-18-18-24-19-15-16-11-10-15-11-11-13-10-9-11-9-9-12
Sunrise
5:37
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:03
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:22
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:36
—
—
10:43
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—
10:50

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

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Sun morning). 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
-19°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.
2 hours ago
-22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATC122E63S
1984 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATC121E63S
2064 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SE
(64 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATC122E62S
2065 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SE
(64 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATC123E62S
2078 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SE
(61 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATC121E62S
2106 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the SE
(69 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATC123E61S
2126 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATC120E62S
2132 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the SE
(65 kph at 143).
- km
ASCATC122E61S
2157 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 131).
- 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.