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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
3350
km/h
5
NNE
0
SW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
E
10
ESE
5
SW
15
NW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-34
-34
-35
-34
-33
-32
-30
-30
-32
-33
-32
-34
-32
-32
-34
-31
-31
-31
min °C
-36
-36
-36
-34
-34
-33
-32
-32
-35
-33
-34
-34
-33
-34
-35
-33
-31
-32
 chill °C
-43
-42
-46
-45
-47
-45
-40
-42
-44
-42
-43
-44
-41
-41
-43
-40
-37
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-43-43-42-41-41-41-41-43-42-43-42-41-42-43-41-40-40-40-40-41-39-39-38-37-37-39-39-39-39-38-39-40-38-37-37-35-35-36-34-34-33-31-31-34-33-33-34-33-33-35-32-31-32-30-29-31-29-28-28-25-26-28-27-27-29-27-28-30-27-26-27-23-23-24-23-22-21-19-19-22-20-21-23-21-22-24-21-20-21
Sunrise
6:41
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6:37
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7:31
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6:24
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6:18
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6:13
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Sunset
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7:22
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7:28
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8:32
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7:37
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7:43
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7:49
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-21°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ASCATC201E67S
1569 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATC200E67S
1570 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB199E67S
1581 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB200E67S
1581 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB201E67S
1582 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC202E67S
1582 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB199E66S
1583 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB202E67S
1584 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 298).
- 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.