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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
7800
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
km/h
35
WNW
30
WNW
10
NW
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
15
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
15
WNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-28
-28
-30
-30
-32
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-35
-33
-33
-30
-25
-22
-21
min °C
-27
-28
-30
-30
-31
-33
-32
-32
-32
-32
-34
-35
-34
-34
-34
-27
-23
-22
 chill °C
-42
-43
-36
-39
-41
-42
-42
-32
-42
-48
-49
-50
-46
-47
-47
-34
-28
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-35-36-36-38-38-39-39-39-40-41-40-40-38-34-32-31-31-32-33-34-35-36-36-36-36-37-38-39-38-38-36-31-28-27-27-28-29-30-31-33-32-32-32-32-33-35-34-34-32-26-23-22-23-24-26-25-25-29-25-25-29-27-28-31-28-28-28-21-17-18-17-18-19-19-19-22-19-18-23-21-21-25-21-21-21-14-10-11
Sunrise
6:03
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—
5:58
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—
5:50
—
—
5:45
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5:37
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5:31
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Sunset
—
9:52
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—
9:58
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—
—
10:04
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—
10:09
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—
10:15
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10:22

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Wed 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
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
122
Extremely windy from the SSE
(122 kph at 150).
ASCATB186E64S
1423 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB185E64S
1430 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
1482 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB186E63S
1491 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB187E63S
1512 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB188E64S
1516 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB188E63S
1528 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
1534 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 247).
- 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.