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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
2350
km/h
10
NW
10
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
0
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-31
-31
-32
-31
-31
-33
-32
-32
-34
-30
-29
-27
-24
-24
-24
min °C
-31
-31
-31
-33
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-34
-32
-29
-28
-25
-24
-25
 chill °C
-38
-41
-42
-42
-40
-32
-41
-33
-42
-43
-40
-37
-28
-32
-32
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-37-37-38-39-39-40-40-40-41-40-38-35-34-33-32-33-35-36-37-37-37-38-38-38-38-37-35-33-31-30-29-30-31-31-33-32-32-33-33-33-34-31-29-28-25-24-25-26-26-26-28-26-25-29-27-27-29-25-23-24-19-19-21-20-19-19-22-19-19-22-20-20-23-18-17-17-12-12-14
Sunrise
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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
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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 -28°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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
-25°C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
98
Stormy winds from the SSE
(98 kph at 160).
ASCATB136E64S
1544 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SE
(53 kph at 143).
- km
ASCATC137E64S
1552 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 144).
- km
ASCATC136E64S
1572 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 142).
- km
ASCATC138E63S
1576 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 142).
- km
ASCATB135E64S
1592 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SE
(45 kph at 139).
- km
ASCATC135E64S
1593 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 139).
- km
ASCATC134E64S
1616 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 143).
- 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.