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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2350
2250
5450
4850
5300
km/h
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
N
5
ENE
5
NW
25
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-27
-30
-26
-26
-28
-26
-26
-27
-24
-22
-22
-24
-23
-25
-22
-21
-23
min °C
-26
-29
-32
-27
-26
-30
-27
-26
-28
-25
-23
-24
-24
-24
-26
-24
-22
-24
 chill °C
-38
-44
-48
-39
-35
-39
-37
-36
-37
-34
-28
-36
-36
-35
-34
-30
-30
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-39-37-36-38-37-36-36-35-34-33-34-34-34-33-32-33-33-34-36-33-32-34-33-32-33-31-29-29-30-30-31-29-28-29-26-28-31-27-26-29-27-26-28-25-23-23-24-24-26-23-22-24-21-22-26-21-20-25-21-20-22-18-16-19-18-18-22-17-16-20-14-16-20-15-14-18-14-13-16-12-9-12-12-12-15-10-9-14
Sunrise
3:58
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—
12:00
—
—
3:38
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3:26
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3:13
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—
2:58
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Sunset
—
—
11:55
12:00
—
—
12:06
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—
12:18
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—
12:30
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12:46
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Sun 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
-18°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
80
Severe gales from the SSE
(80 kph at 160).
50 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC177E64S
1248 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1250 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the E
(53 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1258 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the E
(47 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1260 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1264 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
1270 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1272 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 72).
- 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.