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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
E
5
S
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
E
5
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
NE
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
N
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-21
-23
-21
-21
-24
-25
-24
-26
-25
-24
-26
-24
-24
-29
-28
-28
-30
min °C
-23
-23
-23
-22
-22
-26
-25
-25
-27
-25
-26
-27
-25
-27
-30
-28
-29
-31
 chill °C
-23
-28
-28
-26
-30
-32
-32
-32
-27
-31
-38
-40
-32
-34
-39
-39
-37
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-32-32-33-34-35-35-36-35-36-36-35-36-39-38-39-39-28-28-28-28-29-30-31-32-32-32-32-33-31-32-35-35-35-36-22-22-23-22-22-25-25-25-27-25-25-27-25-26-30-28-29-31-16-16-19-15-15-22-19-18-22-19-19-22-19-20-25-22-22-27-9-10-12-9-9-15-12-12-16-13-13-16-12-13-18-15-16-20
Sunrise
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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4:07
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Sunset
—
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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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11:45

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
ASCATB194E63S
1743 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 302).
- km
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: overcast
ASCATB195E63S
1790 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB196E63S
1809 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB195E62S
1818 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB196E62S
1838 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 254).
- 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.