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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -28°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2350
2250
2250
9900
7650
7850
km/h
5
E
5
ESE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
5
N
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-18
-19
-19
-20
-23
-27
-28
-26
-24
-23
-22
-24
-24
-25
-24
-25
-29
min °C
-19
-19
-19
-20
-22
-26
-27
-28
-27
-24
-23
-25
-24
-25
-26
-24
-27
-32
 chill °C
-24
-19
-24
-29
-33
-33
-38
-42
-43
-38
-35
-32
-30
-25
-33
-34
-41
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-29-31-32-34-36-36-33-31-31-30-31-31-32-31-33-37-25-25-25-26-28-30-33-33-30-28-28-27-29-29-29-28-30-34-19-19-19-20-21-25-27-28-27-24-23-24-24-25-26-24-26-31-13-12-14-13-15-20-22-23-24-21-20-21-20-20-22-21-22-27-7-6-7-7-9-14-15-16-18-14-13-15-13-14-16-14-16-20
Sunrise
6:22
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—
6:16
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—
6:09
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—
6:03
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5:58
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—
5:50
—
—
Sunset
—
9:35
—
—
9:39
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:52
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—
9:58
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10:04

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -28°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, 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
445 km SSE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 100).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB176E64S
1248 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1252 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
1256 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1262 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1272 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
1279 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1279 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB176E63S
1280 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 264).
- 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.