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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -32°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
E
5
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
E
10
E
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-24
-23
-24
-26
-24
-24
-26
-25
-25
-29
-28
-28
-31
-27
-27
-27
min °C
-22
-25
-24
-25
-27
-25
-25
-26
-25
-27
-31
-29
-29
-32
-29
-27
-28
 chill °C
-27
-31
-30
-32
-27
-32
-36
-37
-25
-34
-40
-38
-37
-40
-29
-27
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-34-34-35-35-35-35-36-35-36-39-38-39-40-38-36-37-29-30-30-31-32-32-31-32-31-32-35-35-35-37-35-33-33-22-25-24-25-27-25-25-26-25-26-30-29-29-32-28-27-28-16-22-17-18-23-19-19-22-19-19-26-23-23-27-22-21-23-9-15-11-12-16-13-13-15-13-13-19-16-16-21-16-15-17
Sunrise
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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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3:58
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Sunset
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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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11:55

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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 Fri afternoon, 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 Thu morning, min -32°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.
55 minutes ago
-9°C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
55 minutes ago
-8°C
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 300).
40 km
Mid: clear
1783 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
55 minutes ago
-8°C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
28 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
55 minutes ago
-3°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
50 km
Mid: few
2103 km S
2835m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: scattered
Macquarie Island
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).

* 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.