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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
20
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
W
15
WNW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-20
-19
-18
-19
-20
-21
-24
-27
-26
-25
-23
-22
-22
-24
-25
-26
min °C
-21
-19
-18
-20
-20
-22
-26
-27
-27
-27
-24
-22
-24
-24
-26
-28
 chill °C
-28
-24
-18
-29
-29
-33
-36
-40
-42
-43
-38
-33
-29
-24
-34
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-28-29-31-32-34-36-35-33-31-29-30-31-32-33-25-25-25-25-27-28-30-33-32-29-28-26-26-29-30-31-21-19-18-20-20-22-25-27-27-26-24-22-23-24-26-27-16-13-12-14-14-16-21-22-22-24-20-18-20-20-21-25-10-7-6-8-7-9-15-15-16-18-14-12-14-13-14-18
Sunrise
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6:22
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6:16
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6:09
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6:03
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5:58
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Sunset
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9:35
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9:39
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9:45
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9:52
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9:58
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

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
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 110).
ASCATC140E64S
1476 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC139E64S
1485 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATC142E63S
1500 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATC141E63S
1546 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC140E63S
1573 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATC141E62S
1586 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATC139E63S
1591 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC135E64S
1596 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 312).
- 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.