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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu afternoon, min -31°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon afternoon, min -27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
3450
km/h
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NNW
5
E
0
W
15
NW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
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—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-27
-30
-26
-25
-28
-27
-26
-28
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-26
-23
-22
-23
min °C
-26
-29
-31
-27
-26
-30
-28
-27
-29
-26
-24
-25
-24
-25
-27
-25
-23
-24
 chill °C
-38
-44
-47
-40
-32
-39
-38
-36
-36
-33
-24
-37
-36
-36
-35
-25
-23
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-39-36-35-37-37-36-36-36-34-34-34-34-35-34-33-33-32-34-36-33-32-34-34-33-33-32-30-30-30-31-32-31-29-29-26-28-31-27-26-29-28-27-29-26-24-25-24-25-27-24-23-24-21-22-26-21-20-25-21-21-24-19-18-20-19-19-22-18-17-20-14-16-20-15-14-18-15-14-18-13-11-14-12-12-16-11-10-13
Sunrise
3:58
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—
12:00
—
—
3:38
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3:26
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3:13
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2:58
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Sunset
—
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11:55
12:00
—
—
12:06
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—
12:18
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—
12:30
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12:46
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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 Thu afternoon, min -31°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon afternoon, min -27°C on Sun 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
-15°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 190 to 020 degs)
(15 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC115E62S
2355 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC114E62S
2370 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC115E61S
2371 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATC114E61S
2404 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 272).
- km
2412 km N
16m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
ASCATC113E61S
2429 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 267).
- 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.