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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
7300
2250
2300
km/h
10
NW
10
WNW
0
N
15
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
5
NW
5
E
5
SW
10
WNW
15
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
0
NNW
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-20
-24
-27
-27
-26
-25
-23
-20
-20
-21
-24
-28
-29
-30
-26
-27
-30
min °C
-19
-22
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-25
-22
-21
-23
-28
-28
-30
-31
-28
-30
-32
 chill °C
-25
-30
-32
-38
-41
-43
-40
-39
-32
-25
-30
-39
-39
-45
-47
-42
-38
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-32-35-36-36-33-32-31-29-28-30-32-35-37-38-36-37-38-26-28-31-33-33-30-29-28-26-25-27-29-33-34-36-33-34-35-19-21-26-27-27-27-26-24-21-21-22-26-28-30-31-27-29-31-12-15-21-21-23-24-23-21-18-16-18-23-23-25-27-22-23-28-6-8-14-14-16-18-16-15-12-10-12-16-17-18-21-16-17-21
Sunrise
6:16
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—
6:09
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—
6:03
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5:58
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5:50
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5:45
—
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Sunset
—
9:39
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—
9:45
—
—
9:52
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—
9:58
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—
10:04
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10:09

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

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
-17°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC124E64S
1872 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATC123E64S
1934 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NE
(60 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATC123E63S
1948 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NE
(60 kph at 45).
- km
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC121E63S
2085 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC120E63S
2109 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC121E62S
2111 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC119E63S
2133 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 214).
- 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.