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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -30°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
5
NNE
10
E
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
0
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-21
-24
-24
-24
-26
-25
-25
-26
-24
-25
-29
-28
-28
-27
-24
-23
-23
min °C
-22
-22
-25
-24
-25
-27
-25
-25
-26
-25
-27
-30
-29
-28
-30
-26
-23
-24
 chill °C
-27
-28
-32
-31
-31
-27
-33
-36
-37
-25
-35
-39
-39
-36
-37
-33
-28
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-34-34-35-35-35-35-36-35-36-39-39-38-38-36-34-34-28-28-30-30-31-32-31-31-32-31-32-35-35-34-34-32-30-30-22-22-25-24-25-27-25-25-26-25-26-30-29-28-29-25-23-24-15-15-22-18-18-22-19-19-22-19-20-26-23-22-24-19-17-19-9-9-15-11-12-16-13-13-15-12-13-19-16-16-18-13-11-13
Sunrise
4:41
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—
4:33
—
—
4:24
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—
4:16
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4:07
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3:58
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Sunset
—
—
11:12
—
—
11:20
—
—
11:28
—
—
11:37
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—
11:45
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11:55

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -30°C on Mon 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
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2b134E64S
1618 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SE
(32 kph at 140).
- km
hy2b133E64S
1633 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SE
(27 kph at 135).
- km
hy2b134E63S
1655 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 152).
- km
hy2b132E64S
1668 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSE
(25 kph at 155).
- km
hy2b133E63S
1688 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSE
(27 kph at 152).
- km
hy2b130E64S
1714 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 142).
- km
hy2b134E62S
1733 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 145).
- 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.