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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
km/h
35
WNW
30
WNW
10
NW
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
15
W
20
W
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-28
-28
-30
-30
-32
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-33
-30
-28
-22
-20
-19
-22
min °C
-27
-29
-30
-30
-31
-32
-32
-31
-33
-32
-33
-34
-32
-29
-27
-22
-20
-24
 chill °C
-42
-43
-36
-39
-41
-42
-42
-39
-33
-39
-44
-46
-38
-36
-33
-32
-33
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-36-36-36-38-38-39-40-40-40-40-39-37-33-32-30-31-32-33-33-34-35-36-36-36-37-37-38-38-36-34-29-27-25-27-27-29-29-30-31-32-32-31-33-32-33-34-31-29-25-21-20-23-24-24-26-26-25-28-25-25-28-26-27-29-25-23-20-15-15-20-17-18-20-19-19-21-19-18-21-20-20-22-18-17-13-9-8-13
Sunrise
6:03
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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
—
9:52
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—
9:58
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—
—
10:04
—
—
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 -27°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
131
Extremely windy from the SSE
(131 kph at 160).
<100m
Mid: mostly cloudy
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
ASCATB123E64S
1847 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATB124E64S
1857 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATB122E64S
1873 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ESE
(51 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATB124E63S
1911 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the ESE
(47 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATB123E63S
1936 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATB122E63S
1989 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 107).
- 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.