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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4300
4750
3800
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
km/h
20
WNW
25
NW
15
WNW
0
NW
10
NNE
10
E
10
E
5
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
5
NW
5
W
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-26
-24
-24
-27
-26
-25
-26
-24
-23
-25
-24
-23
-25
-24
-24
-25
min °C
-25
-27
-25
-25
-29
-26
-26
-27
-25
-24
-26
-25
-24
-26
-25
-25
-26
 chill °C
-38
-40
-34
-25
-37
-34
-34
-34
-32
-35
-39
-38
-36
-38
-30
-33
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-35-34-36-35-35-35-34-33-34-33-32-33-33-34-34-30-32-31-31-33-32-32-32-31-30-31-30-29-30-30-30-31-25-27-25-25-28-26-26-27-25-24-26-25-24-26-25-25-26-19-23-19-18-24-20-19-22-18-18-22-19-18-21-19-18-22-13-16-12-12-17-14-13-15-12-11-15-12-12-15-12-12-15
Sunrise
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3:13
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2:58
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2:39
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:18
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12:30
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12:46
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1:05
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12:00
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12:00
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Tue 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
-15°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
-
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 130).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1783 km S
507m alt.
2 hours ago
-36°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
ASCATB201E65S
1808 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB202E65S
1843 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB203E65S
1853 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB200E64S
1872 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB201E64S
1889 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 292).
- 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.