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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue afternoon, min -35°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
7900
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
10
E
10
E
5
E
0
N
15
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-25
-27
-27
-29
-29
-28
-29
-30
-31
-33
-33
-33
-34
min °C
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-30
-29
-28
-31
-31
-32
-34
-33
-34
-35
 chill °C
-39
-41
-43
-42
-42
-33
-37
-37
-37
-29
-39
-46
-46
-47
-50
-49
-50
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-35-33-34-34-33-34-34-35-37-36-38-38-39-40-39-41-41-33-32-30-31-31-31-32-32-33-34-33-34-35-37-38-37-38-39-28-27-27-27-27-27-28-28-30-29-28-30-31-32-34-33-34-35-22-22-24-23-23-24-23-23-27-24-24-26-26-26-30-28-28-30-15-16-18-17-16-17-17-17-20-18-17-19-19-20-24-22-22-24
Sunrise
6:09
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—
6:03
—
—
5:58
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—
5:50
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:37
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Sunset
—
9:45
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—
9:52
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—
9:58
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—
—
10:04
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10:09
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10:15

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue afternoon, min -35°C on Thu 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
clear
Clear
48
Strong winds from the ENE
(48 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
50 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
-
44
Strong winds from the ENE
(44 kph at 70).
Mid: mostly cloudy
2184 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2412 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
Davis
2844 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-25°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
50 km
Mid: scattered
2991 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 120).

* 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.