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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
0
NW
5
W
0
N
15
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
0
NE
15
E
10
ESE
0
ENE
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
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Snowflake cm
2
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-20
-24
-27
-27
-25
-24
-24
-22
-22
-23
-25
-27
-30
-30
-29
-29
-30
min °C
-20
-22
-27
-27
-27
-26
-25
-25
-24
-23
-24
-27
-28
-31
-31
-29
-30
-32
 chill °C
-20
-29
-33
-38
-42
-42
-38
-37
-34
-32
-32
-39
-42
-47
-47
-43
-43
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-32-35-36-35-32-31-31-29-29-30-32-35-36-37-36-37-38-26-28-31-32-32-29-28-28-27-27-28-29-32-34-35-34-35-35-20-21-26-27-27-26-25-25-23-23-24-26-28-31-31-29-30-31-13-15-20-21-22-24-21-21-20-17-18-23-24-26-27-24-24-27-6-8-14-14-16-17-14-14-14-11-11-16-17-20-21-18-18-20
Sunrise
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
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5:45
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Sunset
—
9:39
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9:45
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9:52
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9:58
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10:04
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10:09

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATC140E64S
1468 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 79).
- km
ASCATC142E63S
1471 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the E
(10 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATC140E63S
1478 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 79).
- km
ASCATC141E63S
1497 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATC139E63S
1519 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the E
(23 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATC137E64S
1531 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 55).
- 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.