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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed afternoon, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2350
4750
3900
2300
2250
2300
2300
km/h
15
E
10
NE
5
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
E
10
E
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-28
-24
-24
-25
-25
-24
-27
-27
-26
-26
-25
-25
-28
-25
-24
-25
min °C
-27
-29
-26
-24
-26
-25
-25
-30
-27
-26
-27
-26
-26
-29
-26
-25
-26
 chill °C
-37
-37
-31
-34
-38
-35
-31
-38
-36
-34
-32
-35
-39
-44
-40
-39
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-36-35-34-35-35-35-36-36-35-35-35-35-36-34-33-33-33-33-32-30-31-31-31-33-33-32-32-31-32-33-31-30-30-27-29-25-24-26-25-25-29-27-26-27-26-26-29-26-25-26-21-25-19-18-22-20-19-24-21-20-23-20-20-24-20-19-22-15-18-13-12-15-13-13-17-14-14-16-13-13-17-13-13-15
Sunrise
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3:26
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3:13
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2:58
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2:39
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12:00
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Sunset
12:06
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12:18
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12:30
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12:46
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1:05
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12:00
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed afternoon, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue 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
444 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1776 km S
3012m alt.
50 minutes ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
High: scattered
1778 km S
2835m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
WilkinsRunwayEast
1996 km WSW
755m alt.
4 hours ago
-16°C
-
76
Severe gales from the E
(76 kph at 90).
0.3 km
Macquarie Island
2179 km N
6m alt.
4 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2412 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 230).
SHIP7247
2534 km WSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-11°C
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 170).
SHIP5472
2534 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
-2°C
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 170).
- km
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 220).
ASCATB249E70S
2819 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 260).
- 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.