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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

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

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
4050
2300
2300
km/h
10
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
0
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSE
5
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-32
-33
-31
-31
-32
-33
-33
-35
-32
-31
-30
-26
-25
-24
-23
-22
-23
min °C
-31
-32
-33
-32
-31
-34
-33
-34
-35
-33
-31
-32
-28
-25
-25
-24
-22
-24
 chill °C
-41
-44
-44
-40
-31
-44
-41
-46
-47
-44
-41
-32
-35
-35
-34
-24
-30
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-38-39-39-40-40-41-41-41-39-39-36-34-33-33-32-33-35-36-37-37-36-37-38-39-39-38-36-36-33-30-30-29-28-29-31-32-33-32-31-33-33-34-35-33-31-31-27-25-25-24-22-24-26-26-28-26-25-29-28-28-30-27-25-27-21-20-21-17-17-19-20-20-22-19-19-22-21-21-24-20-18-20-15-13-14-11-10-13
Sunrise
5:58
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—
5:50
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:37
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5:31
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—
5:24
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—
Sunset
—
9:58
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—
—
10:04
—
—
10:09
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:22
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10:29

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

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Thu 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
-21°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
ASCATB150E63S
1276 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSE
(55 kph at 158).
- km
ASCATB151E63S
1287 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSE
(51 kph at 148).
- km
ASCATB146E64S
1300 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 165).
- km
ASCATB147E64S
1304 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATB152E63S
1305 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SE
(49 kph at 141).
- km
ASCATB148E63S
1315 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATB145E64S
1315 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATB154E63S
1317 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
- 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.