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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue morning, min -35°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
0
S
5
E
5
ENE
20
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-31
-32
-35
-34
-33
-34
-31
-31
-33
-32
-32
-30
-29
-29
-31
min °C
-34
-31
-34
-35
-35
-34
-35
-33
-33
-35
-33
-33
-33
-30
-31
-32
 chill °C
-40
-44
-48
-49
-45
-44
-44
-39
-39
-43
-39
-49
-50
-47
-47
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-41-42-43-43-42-43-41-41-42-41-41-39-36-36-37-38-37-39-40-40-39-40-38-38-39-38-38-36-34-34-35-33-31-33-35-35-34-35-32-32-34-33-33-32-30-30-32-29-27-28-30-29-28-30-27-27-30-27-27-28-25-26-28-22-20-21-24-23-22-23-21-21-23-20-21-21-19-19-22
Sunrise
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7:16
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7:09
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7:05
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6:58
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6:52
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Sunset
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8:45
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8:51
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8:55
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9:01
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9:07
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue morning, min -35°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

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
-27°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-29°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
ASCATC144E63S
1489 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC143E63S
1505 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC142E63S
1514 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC141E63S
1540 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC144E62S
1548 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC140E63S
1568 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATC139E63S
1599 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 300).
- 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.