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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
km/h
10
NW
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
SE
10
SE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NW
5
NE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-32
-29
-29
-32
-34
-34
-33
-31
-31
-34
-31
-31
-33
-31
-31
-33
min °C
-33
-32
-31
-34
-34
-35
-35
-32
-33
-34
-33
-32
-36
-34
-32
-35
 chill °C
-46
-32
-31
-40
-46
-35
-41
-42
-46
-47
-45
-45
-45
-40
-40
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-41-42-43-43-43-41-41-42-41-41-42-42-41-42-38-37-37-39-40-40-39-37-38-39-38-37-39-38-37-39-33-31-30-33-34-35-34-32-32-34-32-32-35-33-32-34-28-25-24-27-27-28-30-27-27-30-27-27-29-27-26-29-22-19-18-20-21-21-23-20-21-23-21-20-23-21-20-22
Sunrise
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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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6:07
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Sunset
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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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7:53
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed morning, min -36°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.
3 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 350 to 080 degs)
(20 kph at 50).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
ASCATC135E63S
1663 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the W
(66 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC134E63S
1722 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB132E63S
1738 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC133E63S
1744 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC134E62S
1750 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the W
(71 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC132E63S
1765 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the W
(71 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC131E63S
1798 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the W
(76 kph at 280).
- 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.