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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2400
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
25
WNW
15
WNW
0
N
0
E
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
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—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-21
-23
-21
-22
-21
-20
-20
-24
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-26
-25
-24
-27
min °C
-22
-22
-24
-22
-22
-22
-21
-22
-25
-24
-23
-25
-24
-25
-27
-25
-25
-29
 chill °C
-34
-30
-24
-22
-30
-30
-21
-27
-31
-30
-29
-30
-24
-36
-39
-35
-33
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-32-32-32-31-31-32-33-33-33-34-35-35-36-35-36-37-27-27-28-28-28-27-27-28-30-30-30-30-31-31-32-31-32-33-22-22-24-22-22-22-21-21-25-24-23-25-24-25-27-25-25-28-17-16-19-16-16-18-15-15-21-17-17-20-18-19-23-20-19-24-10-10-13-9-10-12-8-9-15-11-10-13-12-12-16-13-13-17
Sunrise
4:56
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—
4:48
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4:41
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4:33
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4:24
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4:16
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Sunset
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10:57
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11:04
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11:12
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11:20
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11:28
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11:37

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-10°C
light snow
Light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 020 to 080 degs)
(20 kph at 60).
4.5 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 140).
27 km
Mid: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
78
Severe gales from the E
(78 kph at 90).
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
30 km
Mid: overcast
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 310).
ASCATC104E61S
2761 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC103E61S
2776 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 282).
- 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.