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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
5300
5250
4750
2300
2300
8350
km/h
5
NE
10
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-29
-30
-31
-29
-28
-29
-31
-31
-32
-30
-30
-29
-22
-20
-19
min °C
-34
-31
-31
-33
-30
-29
-32
-31
-33
-34
-31
-31
-31
-26
-21
-20
 chill °C
-41
-41
-46
-49
-42
-40
-48
-46
-50
-51
-31
-38
-31
-36
-30
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-39-39-39-36-35-37-38-39-40-39-39-38-33-31-27-39-36-36-36-33-33-34-35-37-38-36-36-35-30-27-24-34-30-31-32-30-29-31-31-32-33-31-31-30-24-21-20-29-25-25-29-25-24-27-27-27-29-25-25-26-19-16-16-23-19-19-22-18-17-21-20-20-23-19-18-19-13-9-10
Sunrise
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6:58
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6:52
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6:47
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6:41
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6:35
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Sunset
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9:01
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9:07
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9:13
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9:17
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9:23
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 50).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
ASCATC176E64S
1281 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1283 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1295 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1310 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1311 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1318 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1324 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 310).
- 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.