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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2300
km/h
0
NW
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
15
WNW
30
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-28
-26
-26
-27
-25
-24
-25
-24
-24
-27
-25
-25
-25
-23
-23
-25
min °C
-25
-29
-27
-27
-29
-26
-24
-26
-25
-25
-29
-26
-25
-26
-24
-23
-27
 chill °C
-25
-38
-38
-37
-37
-26
-33
-39
-35
-25
-37
-35
-33
-33
-24
-32
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-37-37-37-37-36-34-35-35-34-37-35-35-35-34-33-34-31-34-33-34-33-32-30-31-31-31-33-32-31-31-30-29-31-25-29-27-27-28-26-24-26-25-25-28-26-25-26-24-23-26-19-24-21-20-24-19-18-22-19-19-24-20-18-22-18-17-22-12-18-14-14-18-13-12-15-13-12-17-13-12-15-11-11-16
Sunrise
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3:38
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3:26
—
—
3:13
—
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2:58
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—
2:39
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Sunset
12:00
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12:06
—
—
12:18
—
—
12:30
—
—
12:46
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1:05
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

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
444 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1776 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 120).
0.4 km
1778 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: sky obscured
DomeA
1990 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
2179 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3358
2300 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(49 kph at 120).
0.4 km
SHIP4565
2300 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 120).
- km
SHIP9382
2300 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
partially cloudy
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 120).
0.5 km
SHIP9428
2300 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(49 kph at 120).
0.4 km
SHIP7730
2300 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
partially cloudy
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 120).
0.5 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.